The Philadelphia 76ers entered the post All-Star break stretch feeling all confident about their chances of sneaking into the postseason, but in typical fashion, they turned in another humiliating performance at home, losing to the defending champions without really putting up much resistance against the visitors.
After a very brief exchange in the first two minutes of the game, Boston never looked back and pounced on their archrivals, draining 24 three-pointers against Philly’s eight. With such an insurmountable difference on conversions from rainbow country, the 76ers simply could not muster enough baskets to overcome the math game.
It also did not help the 76ers that none of their stars played up to par. Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, and Paul George combined for just 48 markers, and even a similar off-game from Jayson Tatum did not matter thanks to Payton Pritchard erupting for 28 points off the bench. Now, they find themselves 15 games below .500, making a playoff push all the more daunting.
New injury update proves fatal flaw dooming the 76ers for quite some time already
It only becomes tougher given the persistent condition embroiling the team. For some surreptitious reason, the injury bug is highly infatuated with the Blue, Red, and White, and any other claim to the contrary should be tossed aside as nonsensical revisionism.
In fact, the injury gods just gave the 76ers yet another curveball. According to Nick Nurse, the team still does not have a resolute diagnosis on Eric Gordon, who is currently suffering from a wrist injury.
While Gordon may not be as big of a loss as, say, Joel Embiid, this only fortifies the suspicion about the 76ers having a substandard medical staff. Injuries are typically recurring, but with the franchise, it has become a guessing game. Just recently, the front office admitted to seeking more than a dozen specialists to make a conclusion about the strategy to take with Embiid.
At this point in time, there should be a serious discussion about potential issues that could be underlying on that medical staff. While injuries are a part of the game, the sheer frequency of their recurrence with this franchise has become way too over the top to presume normalcy.
Perhaps we might be grasping at straws here, but any guesswork of this sorts should not just be met with abrasive derision. After all, there are hard pieces of evidence to back up the notion that the Philadelphia 76ers have some major clean-up to do with their medical staff — possibly of a bigger scale than the need to be aggressive for external aid.