Despite not having Joel Embiid due to injury, the Sixers had an important matchup in front of them in the form of the Chicago Bulls. The Sixers entered the night just 1.5 games back of the Bulls for the final play-in spot in the East--a spot the Sixers claim they desperately want.

The Philadelphia 76ers are in the midst of an eight game losing steak, and things seem to be going from bad to worse in the City of Brotherly Love.