Joel Embiid has looked like a shell of himself in recent weeks, and he and the Sixers are looking at all options to get his body right. Can they find a path forward?

Tyrese Maxey and Paul George led the Sixers in a furious second-half comeback to claw their way back from a 19-point deficit to take a late lead, but Jalen Brunson took over the game in the final minutes of the fourth, scoring 9 straight for the Knicks in the decisive stretch. The loss is the 9th straight defeat for the Sixers, who fell to 20-38 on the season.

Sixers head coach Nick Nurse looks like he has lost the locker room even if the players won’t admit to it. Can he salvage things, or will Josh Harris have to move on from him? The Sixers’ defense is trash.

A disgusting performance by the Philadelphia 76ers as they lost their season-high 8th straight game in a 142-110 loss to the visiting Chicago Bulls. With Joel Embiid sidelined as he nurses his injured knee -- Tyrese Maxey, Paul George and co. were left with the challenge of snapping their losing skid but trailed by as many as FIFTY with Josh Giddey shredding the Sixers' defense for a 25-point, 16-rebound, 6-assist performance to snap the Bulls' 6-game winless streak. Philadelphia allowed Chicago to shoot 50 percent from the floor, making 18 3s and 34 made free throws. Where do the Sixers go from here?

Too little, too late for the Philadelphia 76ers as they fall to the Brooklyn Nets in a stunner, 105-103. Brooklyn's Nic Claxton hit the game-winner as the buzzer sounded on an offensive rebound put back to give the Nets the win. Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, Paul George and the Sixers trailed by as many as 17 points to the Nets but fought back to take a three-point lead late in the fourth, only to have Brooklyn tie the game and eventually walk away with the victory in the end. Philadelphia has now lost seven straight games.

In their first game out of the All-Star break, the Philadelphia 76ers were embarrassed on their home floor by the Boston Celtics with a 124-104 loss -- the Sixers' 6th straight defeat. The Celtics were hot from long distance with 24 made 3s to the 76ers' eight. All five of Philadelphia's starters scored in double-figures led by Paul George's 17, but they did not look any different from the team we saw through the first 54 games. Boston's Jayson Tatum notched his 2nd triple-double of the season with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.

Daryl Morey and Nick Nurse are under the microscope as the Sixers move toward the end of a tumultuous regular season. But fans are also fed up with Joel Embiid and Paul George, who have delivered disappointing years for the Philadelphia 76ers.

With a disappointing 20-34 record, the Sixers return from the All-Star break with 28 games remaining and plenty of questions. What should the second-half priorities be for Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, Paul George, Nick Nurse, Daryl Morey and the Philadelphia 76ers?

Adam Silver has killed the NBA All-Star Game with new format gimmicks, and players like LeBron James and Anthony Edwards haven’t helped. Also discussing the latest Paul George injury news and the injections he is getting to play for the Sixers.

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The big topic in Sixers world is whether Daryl Morey should throw in the towel on this season, with Joel Embiid, Paul George, and Tyrese Maxey all dealing with health concerns. 

The PHLY Sixers podcast also discusses James Harden and why Nick Nurse hasn’t done a better job pushing the team forward.