CAMDEN, N.J.–The Philadelphia 76ers are moving forward now following another second round exit. The Sixers held a 3-2 series lead on the Boston Celtics with Game 6 back at their place, but they were not able to get the job done.
A large part of their struggles was due to the fact that Joel Embiid and James Harden struggled. Harden did not score in the fourth quarter of either Game 6 or Game 7 and Embiid didn’t take a shot in the final four minutes of the Game 6 loss. They then combined for only 24 points on 8-for-29 shooting in the Game 7 loss.
President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey addressed the struggles of Embiid and Harden as he now looks to help the two of them move forward.