The Philadelphia 76ers had a chance to begin a late-season playoff push on Thursday, returning from the All-Star break with as clean a bill of health as they could hope for and a home date with the Boston Celtics on the schedule. They failed to capitalize. Despite having all three of Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, and Paul George for the 11th time all season, the Sixers got smoked on their own court by the defending champs and lost to the Celtics 124-104.
It was disheartening for Philly, to say the least. And it led to a brutally honest admission from the team's biggest superstar about his recent quality of play.
