The 7-foot-2 center, who battled injuries throughout his career, noted that it’s hard to not feel bad about yourself in those moments, but he's learned that talking to others about it has helped.

The Sixers looked like a team capable of staging an upset... until the NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers unleashed two-way dominance.

With that being said, the bigger focus will be on the status of Joel Embiid. The big fella suffered a right sinus fracture in a Dec. 13 loss to the Indiana Pacers and was originally expected to be out for this contest. However, he is progressing quicker than expected and the Sixers have upgraded him in this matchup.