On April 11, Beijing time, the NBA regular season entered the finale, and the specific ranking will be determined today, and the second and fourth places in the East will also be finalized. And the 76ers in fourth place, they made a plan to take a break, today's game Embiid and Harden will not play, there is no intention to compete for the third place.
The 76ers officially updated the injury report, and Embiid, Harden and Millsap will all miss today's regular season finale. The reason for this is that Embiid's right knee is sore, and Harden is recovering from a left leg strain, which is actually not a big problem, just a tactical rotation. They have begun to prepare for the playoffs, whether it is against the Raptors or the Bulls, they don't care anymore, after all, the initiative is not in their hands, and it is acceptable to play against any team, after all, their goal is to compete for the championship.
Since it is a championship fight, there should be no idea of avoiding anyone, no matter who wins the opponent. In response, Embiid said: "I don't care who I hit, if we are the No. 3 seed, we may play the Bulls, if we keep the status quo, it is to play the Raptors." I'm confident in these two pairs, and we have enough ability. ”
The 76ers are currently 50-31 in Fourth place in the East, and if they lose today, they will lock in Fourth place in the East, and the first round of the playoffs will also play against the Raptors.
Against the Raptors, the 76ers also have a problem, that is, the team's defensive toughster Sable, who will not be able to play in the away series. In the previous away game against the Raptors, Sebel was not eligible to play, which means that he was not vaccinated and would not be allowed to participate, and his absence still had some impact on the team, after all, the Raptors forward is very strong.
Before the game, Embiid had also locked in the scoring champion in advance, averaging 30.6 points per game to win the season's scoring championship, averaging only 33.8 minutes per game, becoming the lowest average scoring champion in the season since the timer era.
Without Embiid Harden, coach Rivers could only make adjustments to the lineup, becoming Maxi, Green, Sable, Harris and Jordan Jr.