Updated: 5:29 p.m.
The shorthanded Sixers (35-22) will look to get right against the Hawks (17-41) at the Wells Fargo Center on Monday night.
Tobias Harris has been cleared to play (right knee contusion), but Ben Simmons will still be out with lower back soreness.
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The Sixers come into the matchup with an NBA-best 26-2 mark at home but will have to contain the dangerous Trae Young.
Here are the essentials for tonight’s game:
When: 7 p.m. ET with Sixers Pregame Live at 6:30
Where: Wells Fargo Center
Broadcast: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Live stream: NBCSportsPhiladelphia.com and the NBC Sports MyTeams app
And here are three storylines to watch:
NBA
The injury bug has struck
It appeared the Sixers could be set up to go on a run after the All-Star break. Their schedule was softening up, they acquired two more players for depth and they were healthy.
So much for the healthy part.
We already know Ben Simmons will be out as we await the results of more testing on the lower back injury he irritated Saturday night in Milwaukee.
Tobias Harris was originally listed as questionable — upgraded from doubtful — with a right knee contusion. Harris landed awkwardly during a drive against the Bucks and immediately grabbed his right knee. Through the rest of the game, Harris looked to be favoring the knee. The 27-year-old is a gamer, but it’s fair to wonder if he should’ve continued to play, especially once the game appeared to get away from the Sixers.
Simmons and Harris have been two of the team's most durable players. Simmons has played 214 of a possible 221 games during his three-year career. Harris is the only Sixer that’s played in all 57 games this season. He’s played at least 80 games in each of the previous three seasons.
All about Embiid
With his teammates banged up, it’s time for a (mostly) healthy Joel Embiid to step up. After the team’s win over Brooklyn last Thursday, Embiid said he was “the best player in the world.” On Saturday night, reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo’s play did the talking.
To Embiid’s credit, he has been playing at another gear over his last few games. He had a tough night from the field against the Bucks (5 of 18), but the second quarter — the only period the Sixers won in the game — showed how the team can play around Embiid when the All-Star center is focused and running rim to rim.
He scored 12 points, going 3 of 8 from the field and 6 of 7 from the line. That was the Sixers’ best quarter against Antetokounmpo as well. Embiid held the Greek Freak to just five points and the Sixers were within six at the half.
With newcomer Clint Capela out (plantar fasciitis), Atlanta will have to rely on veteran Dewayne Dedmon and rookie Bruno Fernando to try to contain Embiid. Count on Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce, a former Brett Brown assistant, to aggressively double Embiid all night.
Young locked in
Young is dangerous and looking to play spoiler with the Hawks well out of the playoff picture. In his two games since the break, the All-Star guard has put up 75 points and 18 assists combined in wins over the playoff-bound Heat and Mavericks.
The biggest thing the Sixers will have to focus on with Young is not fouling. In the last matchup in Atlanta, Young was 18 of 20 from the line. With Simmons out, it’ll likely fall on Josh Richardson and rookie Matisse Thybulle to try to contain him.
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