Despite Joel Embiid's injury scare, the Philadelphia Sixers clinched the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference standings with a victory over the Orlando Magic. They will need to win their final regular-season game and hope for a loss from either the Indiana Pacers or the Orlando Magic to avoid the Play-In Tournament.
The Sixers are in seventh, or the top spot in the tourney. Meanwhile, Joel Embiid left after appearing to injure his left knee late in the second quarter but returned after halftime.
Meanwhile, the teams that finish seventh through 10th will compete in the play-in tournament for the final two playoff spots. That tournament runs from Tuesday to Friday. Embiid finished with 32 points, 13 rebounds, and seven assists in 32:01. He made 10 of 23 shots, including 4 of 7 three-pointers, and also went 8-for-9 from the foul line.
He hurt his knee after scoring on a Euro step to the basket at the 1:38 mark. This was Embiid’s fifth game back after knee surgery on Feb. 6. The reigning MVP tore the meniscus in his left knee on Jan. 30 against the Golden State Warriors.
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