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The Philadelphia 76ers are widely favored over the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the NBA playoffs despite uncertainty around Joel Embiid‘s health status. There’s a reason for that — the Sixers are the No. 1 seed and posted the NBA’s third-best record during the regular season. That level of success doesn’t happen by accident.
Few teams are more balanced on both sides of the ball than Philadelphia. While the Sixers’ offense is prone to struggles without Embiid, the overall makeup is playoff-proven.