Joel Embiid and the Sixers have been on some kind of tear lately. After a sluggish, injury-addled beginning, which saw them go 0-3, then 1-4, and eventually 12-12, they got healthy and started to find a groove. As our Paul Hudrick pointed out, the win vs. Cleveland was huge: “It was the Sixers’ sixth straight win amidst their most difficult stretch of the season. Since an injury-marred 12-12 start, they’re 34-10, the best mark in the NBA in that span.”
They wrap up the tie-breaker and put precious distance between themselves and the next place team, those same Cavaliers.