Beijing time on April 25, at present, the 76ers are still leading the Raptors with a big score of 3-1, from the injury situation of both sides and the overall strength, the 76ers still occupy a lot of advantages, so Philadelphia once again entered the Eastern Conference semifinals can be said to be not much suspense. Still, the G3 on both sides may determine the fate of Philadelphia, why? Because in that game, Embiid was injured continuously, first on the wrist, followed by the injury on the right thumb, and judging from Embiid's expression, the injury to his thumb was not light.
Yesterday, Embiid came out of G4 with an injury and was in a very unsatisfactory state, and the "African Emperor" after the game said that his fingers were very sore, which affected his state. Subsequently, Embiid also immediately did an MRI examination, today, the test results were officially released, Embiid came bad news, according to the famous Shams report, Embiid's injury was diagnosed with a torn right thumb ligament, usually, once a player suffers a ligament tear injury, then he has to rest at least 3 weeks or more, but Embiid said that he will not do surgery during the playoffs, but at the end of the season.
Once he chooses to have surgery during the playoffs, then his season will be reimbursed early and the 76ers won't be able to win the championship. Having said that, the situation of the 76ers is not optimistic, Embiid is injured, the 76ers are not destined to go too far, and now the most promising team in the East to reach the Finals is the Celtics and bucks, the Bucks are strong, but after missing Middleton, the team's offense and defense will be greatly affected, and the Celtics seem to see the threshold of the Finals.
The healthy 76ers have a very good chance of rushing out of the East, and the "Enha" combination has shown good chemistry in this series, but Embiid's injury will be the reason for preventing the 76ers from winning the championship. Due to the large number of strong opponents in the East, coupled with the strength of the Western Suns and Warriors, Harden's championship hopes are almost shattered. The 76ers lost on luck, Harden is really unlucky, Embiid did not hurt early and did not hurt late, but at such a moment, it seems that the 76ers' playoff journey is likely to stop in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Embiid and Harden are both eager to win championships, especially the latter, and the duo can be said to be a match made in heaven this season. The 76ers' interior line is already seriously short of manpower, and now Embiid is injured again, and because Jordan Jr. is defensively and offensively poor, Rivers will be stretched thin in terms of manpower. Once Embiid's injury worsens and he can't play, the 76ers may even be reversed by the Raptors in the first round, harden is too unfortunate.