- December 27, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Boy, did the Sixers need to take care of business after multiple lackluster efforts against shorthanded teams.
They did just that with a professional road victory over the undermanned Wizards, 117-96, at CapitalOne Arena Sunday night. On the back of yet another dominant Joel Embiid performance, the Sixers got back over .500 at 17-16.
Andre Drummond, Shake Milton and Danny Green remain in the league’s health and safety protocols, while Georges Niang made his return after a four-game absence after dealing with COVID. Ben Simmons (personal reasons) remains out.
Bradley Beal, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and former Sixer Raul Neto are all in health and safety protocols. Rui Hachimura (conditioning) has yet to make his season debut and Thomas Bryant remains out as he recovers from surgery (left ACL).
The Sixers continue a brief three-game road trip to close out 2021 in Toronto against the Raptors Tuesday, followed by a matchup against the Nets on…