Sixers rule Embiid and Lowry out for his or her street finale initially appeared on NBC Sports activities Philadelphia
Victor Wembanyama’s rookie 12 months will function just one memorable matchup in opposition to Joel Embiid.
The Sixers dominated each Embiid (left knee harm restoration) and Kyle Lowry (relaxation) out Sunday afternoon for his or her assembly with the Spurs. De’Anthony Melton (lumbar backbone bone stress) and Robert Covington (left knee bone bruise) have been nonetheless sidelined, too.
Tyrese Maxey (left hip tightness) and Tobias Harris (left knee contusion) have been listed as questionable forward of the Sixers’ regular-season street finale.
Embiid, who’d scored 70 factors in January vs. the Spurs and their distinctive first-year middle, performed within the Sixers’ final three video games after an prolonged absence with a left meniscus harm. He posted 30 factors in 23 minutes within the opening leg of the Sixers’ back-to-back, a blowout win over the Grizzlies. Embiid’s longest outing since returning was a 33-minute night time Thursday in Miami.
The 38-year-old Lowry had appeared in 15 of the group’s final 16 video games. He is one of many teammates Embiid is acclimating to sharing the ground with for the primary time.
“Simply preserve taking part in collectively, preserve speaking to one another. … I believe it’s simply going to be repetitions each single recreation,” Embiid stated Tuesday after the Sixers beat the Thunder. “It’s a studying expertise. We’ve bought to win, however we’re additionally studying how you can play.”
The Sixers entered Sunday night time on a four-game profitable streak and eighth within the Japanese Convention with a 43-35 report. The standings might nonetheless shift lots within the No. 2 by means of No. 8 vary of the East. The Sixers went into Sunday’s Pacers vs. Warmth recreation trailing Miami by a half-game and Indiana by one recreation.
After going through San Antonio, the Sixers will conclude their common season with a three-game homestand in opposition to the Pistons, Magic and Nets. In line with Tankathon, the Sixers have the NBA’s best remaining power of schedule.
