Philadelphia 76ers win without Embiid, Harden, earn No. 4 seed in East

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid sat out after he clinched the scoring title and James Harden joined him on the bench, leaving Shake Milton and Tyrese Maxey to steer the Philadelphia 76ers to a 118-106 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday evening.

The Sixers completed with the No. 4 seed within the Jap Convention playoffs and can open in opposition to Toronto.

Milton scored 30 factors, and Maxey and Paul Reed had 25. Luka Garza led the Pistons with 20 factors and 10 rebounds.

Embiid sat on the finish of the bench and Harden pulled the hood of his sweatshirt over his head and so they each watched the Sixers rally from a blown 15-point result in knock off the 59-loss Pistons.

Allen Iverson was in the home and the final Sixer to win a scoring title — 4, actually- bought to share the world with this season’s champ. Embiid completed at 30.6 factors per recreation. Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo additionally rested Sunday, ending at 29.9 factors. Embiid posted these numbers in simply 33.8 minutes per recreation, the fewest minutes averaged in a season by the scoring champion within the shot-clock period. He additionally grew to become the primary worldwide participant to win a scoring title and first heart since Shaquille O’Neal in 1999-00.

Sixers followers erupted into “MVP! MVP! chants for Embiid when he was celebrated on the massive display screen for his scoring title.

Harden additionally earned a recreation off and averaged 21 factors and seven.1 rebounds in 21 video games with the Sixers. He has been suffering from hamstring points since he performed with Brooklyn – the Nets despatched him to Philly for Ben Simmons in a trade-deadline deal – however coach Doc Rivers stated Harden was wonderful.

“He is in an excellent place, I can say that,” Rivers stated. “Conditioning clever, he is in an excellent place. We have per week to get that a bit bit higher. The hamstring, from the whole lot they inform me, is in an excellent place. That is the largest concern, however I haven’t got a lot. Going by our workers, they really feel fairly good about him.”

TIP-INS:

76ers: Might be down a person in opposition to Toronto. Matisse Thybulle was listed as ‘ineligible to play’ on the official NBA damage report when the Sixers performed in Toronto earlier this month. Thybulle, a defensive specialist, has not stated publicly whether or not he’s vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19. Unvaccinated overseas nationals are at the moment prohibited from getting into Canada. Restricted exemptions to the rule not apply to skilled athletes.

Pistons: Former Villanova star Saddiq Bey began all 82 video games. … Cade Cunningham sat out.