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76ers Star Joel Embiid Sits Out Against Trail Blazers to Rest Right Knee After an Off Day
Joel Embiid was rested to protect his right knee after recent heavy play; the Sixers also missed key players and lost in Portland, ending their five-game west road trip.
- On Monday in Portland, Joel Embiid was a late scratch to rest his right knee and the undermanned Philadelphia 76ers lost 135-118 on the final stop of a five-game West road trip.
- Given his heavy workload—averaging 26.6 points—and a 33-point game Saturday, Embiid was rested to manage his right knee since Dec. 28.
- The third quarter collapsed for Philadelphia, with Portland's three-point barrage, led by Toumani Camara, hitting five threes in his best shooting night, swinging the game.
- With a gutted bench, the Sixers turned to rarely used players, running a makeshift rotation with three late scratches and two 10-day signees; they finished the trip 3-2 and now face the New York Knicks on Wednesday.
- On the getaway day before the All-Star break, persistent third-quarter collapses remain a season-long issue for the Sixers amid recent load-management and mid-late December injury bug challenges.
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Sixers Star Front and Center in Ugly Loss to Portland Trail Blazers
Joel Embiid and two other Sixers were late scratches on the final stop of a' five-game west road trip, and Philadelphia was mentally on the plane home by the time the third quarter began. An ugly blowout to end a good road trip.
·New York, United States
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Instant observations: Short-handed Sixers shrink vs. red-hot Trail Blazers
All things considered, the Sixers will take a 3-2 road trip. But a loss punctuated by another catastrophic third quarter was not the way the Sixers wanted their Western Conference swing to end.
·Philadelphia, United States
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76ers star Joel Embiid sits out against Trail Blazers to rest right knee after an off day
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid did not play against the Portland Trail Blazers to rest his right knee after an off day. Embiid is averaging 26.6 points this season.
·United States
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Total News Sources16
Leaning Left10Leaning Right0Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution71% Left
Bias Distribution
- 71% of the sources lean Left
71% Left
L 71%
C 29%
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