Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid says he is not as dominant as he once was and needs to fix his injured left knee in order to regain peak form.

The Philadelphia 76ers returned from the All-Star break with a blowout loss at the hands of the Boston Celtics. It leaves them with a 20-35 record and the 11th spot in the East. Remarkably, a play-in spot is still within reach. The 10th-placed Chicago Bulls have a 22-34 record. In contrast, the Warriors are 10th in the West with a 28-27 record.

Sixers center Joel Embiid, who has been hampered by a left knee injury this season, admitted Thursday that "the way I was playing a year ago is not the way I'm playing right now."

Paul George scored 17 points to lead the 76ers. Tyrese Maxey and Kelly Oubre Jr. had 16 apiece. The Sixers have lost six straight and eight of nine, falling a season-worst 15 games under .500.

Sixers rookie Edwards picked the injury up at practice on Tuesday and he looks set to miss at least two games. Due to this, he's ruled out for Thursday's game against the Celtics and Saturday's game against the Brooklyn Nets.

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