The 76ers is likely to be past saving.
Philadelphia continued its horrid begin to the 2024-25 season on Monday with a 106-89 highway loss to the Warmth.
With the loss, the Sixers dropped to 2-11, tied with the Wizards for essentially the most losses within the NBA.
Philadelphia squandered a 19-point second-quarter lead, 46-27, scoring 33 factors within the second half.
It has been the league’s worst taking pictures group, and that pattern continued as Philly shot 41.7%, together with 24.4% from three-point vary. The 76ers entered Monday thirtieth in area objective share (42.8%) and twenty ninth in three-point share (32.3%).
Heart Joel Embiid and Paul George, who Philadelphia signed to a four-year, $212M contract in the course of the offseason, have been rusty since starting the season injured.
George, showing in his seventh recreation, scored 18 factors on 5-of-13 taking pictures, together with 1-of-7 from past the arc. Embiid, taking part in for simply the third time this season, was 5-of-11 with 11 factors and eight rebounds, just one approaching the offensive finish.
For a group that misses as a lot as Philly does, that is problematic.
Whereas the duo may enhance the extra they play collectively, the Sixers haven’t got the luxurious of ready. Together with Monday’s recreation, Embiid is taking pictures 32.4% this season, whereas George is 28.8% from deep.
Guard Tyrese Maxey (hamstring) stays out but could soon return.
Philadelphia has dug itself into an enormous early-season gap, and 5 of its subsequent 9 video games are towards groups with a .500 win share or higher.
The 76ers’ dangerous season may not get higher anytime quickly.
