Daily News | For Joel Embiid and the Sixers, Game 7 against Boston Celtics will be another defining moment
In many ways, the defining moments of Joel Embiid’s career came after Game 7 losses. In those instances, Embiid cried in a Scotiabank Arena tunnel in 2019 and sent a heartfelt apology to 76ers fans in 2021.
This series, which is knotted at 3-3, has defied the notion of home-court advantage. Both teams posted two of their three victories on the opponents’ home floor. The Sixers are confident the trend will continue in their biggest game of the season. Now, they’re one win away from taking a second-round series for just the second time in the franchise’s last 13 appearances, dating back to 1986. They beat the Toronto Raptors in seven games in 2001 before finishing as NBA Finals runners-up.
Embiid had hoped to experience a different feeling when the Sixers hosted the Atlanta Hawks in Game 7 of the 2021 conference semifinal. Instead the 103-96 loss added to a list of disappointments. Ben Simmons was blamed for this loss. The point guard refused to play another game in a Sixers uniform and forced a trade to the Brooklyn Nets.Meanwhile, Embiid was celebrated for averaging 30.4 points and 12.7 rebounds in the series while playing with a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee. Embiid led the Sixers with 31 points and 11 rebounds in Game 7, but he also produced a game-worst eight turnovers.
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