PHILADELPHIA — The All-Star break is incorrectly billed as the NBA season’s midway point, given that the 76ers have only 25 regular-season games remaining before a crucial playoff run.
At 38-19 and in third place in the Eastern Conference standings, the Sixers are in a good spot entering Thursday’s return-to-play matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies. But is their improved roster enough to crack the Boston-Milwaukee hierarchy at the top of the conference? After initially being snubbed as an All-Star starter, can Joel Embiid make another run at the league’s Most Valuable Player award? And after injuries hampered the Sixers’ top three players (Embiid, James Harden, and Tyrese Maxey) during the season’s first four months, are those health issues behind them?
Here are five Sixers storylines to watch down the stretch of the regular season.
