ATLANTA — Four weeks into the season, all of the hype surrounding the 76ers is already gone.Thursday’s loss to the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena
. Thursday marked the third game he missed since suffering the injury on Nov. 2 against the Wizards. Joel Embiid, the Sixers other All-Star, has played in two games against the Hawks and Phoenix Suns after missing the three previous contests with the flu. He also missed their Oct. 28 game at the Toronto Raptors to rest his right knee.“Having one guy out, even though it’s James, hurt us, right?” Rivers said. “But we just need the continuity of guys together.
The Sixers garnered attention for being ranked 29th in the NBA in pace , made field goals and rebounds ; 28th in rebounding percentage ; 27th in scoring , offensive rebounds , and field goal attempts and 25th in assists . “We are not making shots,” Embiid said of team’s biggest roadblock following Thursday’s game. “Our defense has been great tonight. It’s just turnovers started with me and then, offensively, we could have made a few extra passes but we just didn’t make shots.”
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