Daily News | Focused on an NBA playoff push, Joel Embiid says Sixers ‘not worried about Boston or Milwaukee’
The 76ers had just stormed back from a 17-point deficit to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies by five points Thursday night at the Wells Fargo Center. Their victory over the Western Conference’s second-best team was theirBut the Boston Celtics, the league’s best team, was next on the schedule. And NBA analysts often label the Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks, who are second in the East, as the league’s top teams.
The Sixers know they’ll have to play better Thursday to beat Boston, but they’re determined to improve their level of play regardless of the opponent. And they blew a great opportunity against a Celtics team that began the game without key starters Al Horford , Marcus Smart and Robert Williams III . Then All-Star shooting guard Jaylen Brown suffered a game-ending facial fracture in the first half. The Sixers also did a solid job on All-Star forward Jayson Tatum, who finished with 12 points on 5-for-15 shooting.
Griffin, who played for Sixers coach Doc Rivers during his days as a Los Angeles Clipper, was asked if he felt disrespected that the Sixers left him wide open.
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