The Sixers are in a free fall, and Joel Embiid isn't going to be able to save them — especially if he's not on the court.

Joel Embiid got benched and the 76ers got beat at the horn. A season full of championship hopes has turned into a debacle for the 76ers, the latest blight came against Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night when they lost their seventh straight game,

76ers coach Nick Nurse attributed the decision to keep Embiid on the bench for the final quarter so that they wouldn't disrupt the the team's rhythm. “That group was just playing so well together and had good feel for the game at that point, and just wanted to let them roll with it," Nurse told reporters.