On April 11, Beijing time, according to the famous shams report, 76ers Sable confirmed that he did not qualify for the first round of the playoffs against the Raptors.
In the season finale, the 76ers took a rotation off Harden and Embiid. For them, they need to fight to win and try to avoid the Raptors in the first round because the team's defensive big player Sable can't play in Toronto's away game. However, with the Celtics winning, although the 76ers eventually won, they could only rank fourth, confirming the first round against the Raptors.
76ers coach Rivers also admitted that Sebel can't play in the road game against the Raptors, "I don't think anything has changed. So in the series, he certainly doesn't qualify for games three and four. ”
Toronto requires fully vaccinated players to play at home at the Raptors, and Sable has not been vaccinated to date. However, the 76ers have home-court advantage, so he can play up to four games in this series.
However, Sebel's inability to play in away games is obviously a huge loss for the 76ers, who is the team's number one defensive sharp knife on the outside. So far this season, Sebel has averaged 25.4 minutes per game, 5.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists, but with 1.1 blocks and 1.8 steals per game, he is the team's steal king.
Sebel's inability to play in Toronto's away games has also caused heated discussion, this season's regular season, the two teams have a record of 76ers 1 win and 3 losses, defensive gate sable Sebel can not play, Toronto famous Josh Lewenberg bluntly said, 76ers on the road is one less player who can best limit Siakam. Steve Duffis complained about Harden that he left the Nets because Irving hadn't been vaccinated and now he's running into Sable again.