''The fact that we celebrated a man who committed murder is going to jail, I thought about that last night and I'm not so sure if we've come a long way or we have a long way to go,'' Rivers said. The Suns, coming off an overtime win in Milwaukee, got big baskets down the stretch from Booker - including a nice bank off the glass and he swished a fall-away jumper for the dagger with 13 seconds left in the game.ħ6ers: Rivers, who stumped for Joe Biden during his campaign President, welcomed the guilty verdict of the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Embiid buried a 3 in a late-game lineup in which he was the only regular starter. Paul buried consecutive 3s for an 85-81 lead in Embiid's absence and the All-Star center did not check back in until a shade over 6 minutes left the game and the Sixers down seven. Rivers said he did not know who would be available for both games against the Bucks. Embiid has missed 18 games this season with injuries, notably a bone bruise on his right knee that cost him 11 games after the All-Star break. Embiid jogged in place on the baseline and played cheerleader as the short-handed Sixers tried to hang with the Suns. He rested on his back and stretched his knee as the teams went basket-for-basket. ''I know we got a lot of guys out, but we still want to win the game,'' 76ers coach Doc Rivers said.Įmbiid left in the third when he slammed his left knee on the court and sat behind the basket with a towel around his leg. ![]() Shake Milton, Furkan Korkmaz, and Matisse Thybulle joined Embiid and Danny Green (18 points) in the lineup. The Sixers would certainly like all three back in time for this week's two-game set in Milwaukee. Seth Curry also missed the game with a left hip flexor - three starters down certainly one reason why FanDuel Sportsbook had the Suns as three-point favorite. ![]() Simmons missed his second straight game and Harris his third, the Sixers certainly secure enough in playoff spot to the point they don't have to rush either one back. The Sixers again played without starters Ben Simmons (unspecified illness) and Tobias Harris (right knee). Zhaire Smith played only 13 NBA games and is out of the league while Bridges turned into a breakout star for the blossoming Suns. The Sixers selected Bridges with the 10th overall pick in 2018 - a feel-good story because of the Nova connection and his mother worked for the 76ers' parent company. Paul hit five 3s and Bridges, a former Villanova standout, continued to haunt the Sixers three years after an ill-fated draft-night deal.
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