Tonight’s game against the Atlanta Hawks could make or break the Sixers’ season.
That’s not even a statement on the importance of the pivotal Game 5. A loss tonight means the Sixers would have to win two games in a row to keep their season alive, including a game in Atlanta. That’s a very perilous position to be in with the season on the line and expectations sky-high. No, tonight is important because it gives Sixers fans the chance to see whether Joel Embiid’s disastrous second-half performance in Game 4, where he went 0-12 from the field and had worse body language than we’ve seen all season, was just an off night where he’ll bounce back, or the first signs that his knee is bothering him enough to impact his performance in a significant way.
