After a blowout win last night against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Sixers have nine games left (five on the road and four at home), and they are currently sitting half a game out of dethroning the Miami Heat for the first spot in the Eastern Conference. The toughest matchups across the nine-game span are the next two, which are against the Suns and Bucks. The question, then, is this: is it worth it to give Joel Embiid and James Harden a rest at the expense of potentially relinquishing the one seed going into the playoffs?
The Sixers, playoff seeds and next steps
