The 76ers regular-season goal is within reach. With a win this evening in Indiana, they can clinch home court throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs. The same can also be accomplished if both the Bucks (hosting Orlando, so probably not gonna happen) and Nets (at Chicago) were to lose. Joel Embiid (non-COVID illness) is listed as a game-time decision, Matisse Thybulle (hand) and Furkan Korkmaz (ankle) are both listed as out. The Sixers are favored this evening by 6 points, although it seems likely that would change if “The Process” were to take a game off.
If the Sixers do not win in Indiana, they’ll still have three swings at the bat to get that all-important win against Miami, or in one of the two bouts vs.