Sixers Ben Simmons (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
Following the Philadelphia 76ers‘ disappointing Game 4 loss in the nation’s capital, the series now shifts back to the Wells Fargo Center — where the Sixers, likely without Joel Embiid, will seek to close out the series under the watchful eyes of a full-capacity crowd.
The Sixers do not want to play with their food. The Wizards are woefully undermanned and outgunned, but letting this series trickle back to Washington up 3-2 — even if it gives Embiid more time to recover — is not how Philadelphia wants this series to play out.