It's hard to create any good vibes for a Sixers game preview right now. Apart from Joel Embiid's recent attitude and comments and the team meeting that led to Tyrese Maxey fairly challenging his MVP teammate, the Sixers are in the midst of a five-game losing streak. At 2-12, they’re now officially dead last in the Eastern Conference. As bad as the East has been so far this season, the margin of error from this point on to still grab a good playoff seed is rapidly slipping away — if not gone already.
Back to focusing on the short term, though.