Want to believe in these Sixers? They’re giving you some good reasons originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The best reason to believe in the 2021-22 Sixers is that they have Joel Embiid and usually win when he plays.
The team entered Monday night 27-11 with Embiid and 3-8 without him. That means a spellbinding overtime win over the excellent Grizzlies qualified as a surprise. After a night’s rest, a jubilant Embiid hopped down the tunnel and on to the floor to celebrate that his teammates survived 37 points and plenty of โNo way youโre topping thatโ shotmaking from Memphis star Ja Morant.
โDonโt count us out,โ Tobias Harris said following a 31-point game. โDonโt count us out. We wonโt play every game without Joel, but tonight he was able to get his rest and get back to 100 percent. But at the end of the day, weโve got a lot of hungry guys who work on their games. … It just shows our morale as a team. Even after the game, Joel jumping on the court with…