The 76ers are 39–33 entering play on Tuesday night, smack in the middle of a smorgasbord of playoff hopefuls in the East standings.
Through a certain lens, it is a positive sign that Philadelphia has a hold on the seventh seed given the injury issues that have plagued the franchise in recent months—Joel Embiid has played only twice since the All-Star break while Tyrese Maxey has missed the last two weeks with a tendon issue in his shooting hand. But given there were times in the first half of this campaign where Philly looked like a possible conference powerhouse, limping towards the playoffs with a play-in tournament spot isn’t where the Sixers hoped to be in late March.
