A story of two teams: Tanking Sixers visit competing rockets

Update 1:30 p.m.

We have the first injury report of the Sixers for Monday evening that visits the Houston Rockets, and it is lengthy.

Let’s go. Adem Bona, Andre Drummond, Paul George, Eric Gordon, Kyle Lowry, Tyrese Maxey, Kelly Oubre Jr. and Lonnie Walker IV are all on the road for an injury. This is in addition to Joel Embbiid and Jared McCain, both for the season.

Oh, and Guerschon Yabusele is questionable with knee pain.

This means that only nine names are on the squad that are now available for the Sixers: Jared Butler, Jeff Dowtin Jr., Quentin Grimes, Ricky Council IV, Justin Edwards, Jalen Hood-Schifino, Chuma Okeke, Oshae Brissett and Alex Rese.

Should be fun. The Sixers and rockets tip over at 8 p.m.

The Philadelphia 76ers have a real pleasure for tanking enthusiasts because they face an impressive Houston Rockets squad who wants to extend a series of profits with six games.

On Sunday afternoon, the Sixers may achieve the only team in the NBA, the Dallas Mavericks. It was one of the best rounded efforts from Philadelphia throughout the season when you can believe it, and seven Sixers achieved in the double -digit digits. Quentin Grimes has continued to get its way since his arrival after Philly and scored 28 points in the 10-towards 19 field gate in the competition.

However, this is the second back back for the Sixers that the team has not yet submitted his injury report for the competition on Monday evening. The latest availability patterns and well -known long -term injuries give us a relatively good idea of ​​who we can expect tonight for Philly, but we will update them if we know it.

To be honest, it will probably not matter. The Rockets are an incredibly talented young squad that is currently in second place in the Western Conference on a winning streak of six games. Houston would like to expand this run in every conceivable way, with the Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies, both right there with them in the west, with all three teams sit at 43-25. The Rockets come in this matchup on a day rest, are gone again on Tuesday and are a very healthy team. After the ankle of the ankle, Amen Thompson fails to stop at the beginning of this month and Reed Sheppard, a rookie reserve, with a broken thumb for the next few weeks.

This now lets the Sixers try to curb Alpers Sengun, Jalen Green, Fred Vanvleet and their entire deep card of the supportive characters.

Simply put, Houston is a fighting, healthy team that remains in the Sieg column against an incredibly deposited Philadelphia squad who is no longer upset about the loss. Talk about the various trajectories that can take a season …

Speaking of the trajectory, let’s take a look at the lottery lottery situation for Monday morning. The Sixers are currently in the sixth lottery at 23-44 in the season.

Both Philadelphia and the Brooklyn Nets, which are currently fifth in the NBA, won their games on Sunday, so it’s a laundry there. In the meantime, the Toronto Raptors lost on Sunday and pulled them in sixth within half a game of the Sixers. The raptors also play again tonight and visit the Phoenix Suns at 10 p.m. (ET).

This position of the fifth to seventh lottery positions is Neck-and-neck, and you can imagine that this will probably be the case until the bitter end.

However, the same game cannot be said about today’s game, which contains all the trademarks of slaughter in the production. Even Grimes’ efforts may not slow down.

Game details

When: Monday, March 17, 8 p.m.

Where: Toyota Center, Houston, TX

Regard: NBC Sports Philadelphia+

Radio: 97.5 The fanatic

Consequences: @Libertyballers