Sixers come in ranked 7th in latest Power Rankings after a 2-2 week
The Philadelphia 76ers had another interesting week. They picked up two home wins over the Miami Heat, but they fell on the road to the Atlanta Hawks to begin the week and then fell to the Memphis Grizzlies on the road to end the week.
To top it off, they had a game postponed on Sunday against the Oklahoma City Thunder due to contact tracing. All in all, it was a 2-2 week on the floor and the team had to handle more protocols off the floor.
In the latest Power Rankings done by our sister site, Rookie Wire, that week lands the Sixers seventh on the list. They were third in the rankings the week before so this is a bit of a slip.
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The Sixers got off to a quick start this season, but have since struggled due to various injuries and ongoing issues with the coronavirus. The team’s game on Sunday in Oklahoma City was called off after the team couldn’t produce the league-minimum eight available players. While they have dealt with availability problems, the Sixers have been among the best teams in the league and should be a problem again once they can get fully assembled.
As they look to move forward, the Sixers will need Joel Embiid to return from his knee injury and hope they can have enough players out of the health protocols in order to take the floor against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday.
