On March 22, Beijing time, before the 76ers against the Heat, the team officially announced that Embiid (back soreness) and Harden (recovering from hamstring injuries) were both suspended due to injury, and the 76ers both missed back-to-back games at home.
Yesterday, the 76ers lost at home to the Raptors, Embiid and Harden both made fatal mistakes at key moments, especially Harden elbowed the opponent to eat a first-class criminal, completely ruining the game; and today back-to-back against the Heat, philadelphia's two giants are truce due to injury.
So far this season, Harden has played in 11 games for the 76ers, averaging 22.4 points, 10.5 assists and 7 rebounds in 38 minutes per game, and the 76ers have a record of 3 wins and 8 losses; Embiid has played in 58 games this season, averaging 29.8 points, 11.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game, averaging the league's first points per game and is a popular candidate for MVP this season.
According to US media statistics, Harden and Embiid have played together for 295 minutes, with a plus-minus value of +89; offensive efficiency of 122.5, defensive efficiency of 105.7, net efficiency of 16.9 and true shooting rate of 63.2%, all four of which rank first in the league.
In addition, Harden and Embiid combined to hit a total of 169 goals, hitting 237 free throws, and the number of free throw hits far exceeded the number of shots.
Speaking about Embiid's injury, Rivers said: "Embiid has been dealing with back pain, but he wants to play, he doesn't want to sit off the court. He's in good shape, and his physical condition allows him to play with an injury, which is what he's doing.
Embiid played many games with injuries before, but today, embiid is playing back-to-back, and Embiid is suspended.
The 76ers are currently third in the West with 43 wins and 27 losses, 0.5 wins behind the Bucks.