On April 30, Beijing time, due to Embiid's right orbit fracture and mild concussion in the first round of the series, he is currently absent and the return date is undecided. However, Embiid performed extremely well in this year's playoffs, and the US media listed embiid's importance to the 76ers.
First, Embiid played 68 games for the 76ers, a career high (previously 64). Since the playoffs, Embiid has played 233 minutes in six games (averaging 39 minutes per game), while the 76ers have played 293 minutes on the team, which means that Embiid is on the field 80% of the time in the playoffs.
Second, Embiid averaged 26.2 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in the playoffs this season, shooting 52 percent from the field.
Third, in the first round of the playoffs, Embiid was sandwiched by opponents a total of 85 times, ranking first in the league.
Fourth, when Embiid is packed, the 76ers can score 0.98 points per round, while when he is not packed, the 76ers can get 1.09 points per game. So that's enough to say how important Embiid is to the 76ers, who have offensive space to score while he's being caught. And when Embiid is not caught in the bag, he can score points himself.
Fifth, since the playoffs, Harden and Embiid have played together for 199 minutes, during which the 76ers' defensive efficiency is 104.7 (points lost per 100 rounds) and net efficiency is +14.2 (net wins per 100 rounds). However, when Harden led the team alone, the 76ers' defensive efficiency was 127.1 points, and the net efficiency fell to -6.8.
So if the 76ers want to make it to the Eastern Conference Finals, it's up to Embiid to return.