It's hard not to think that the playoffs could be a possibility now for the Sixers. These last 2 wins are huge, being able to win without Embiid, and not just against anyone either. Beating the Clippers, and then the very next night at the Bucks? That's an impressive 2 game stretch for any team, but for Philly? That's insane.
They certainly look like a team that's really starting to believe in themselves, which goes a long way just in confidence alone.
The key is that, well besides Embiid finally playing, this team finally isn't obscenely young. Gerald Henderson is a very solid role player, bringing back Sergio Rodriguez from Europe as a veteran PG was a great move, Dario Saric is a rookie in the NBA but he's got plenty of experience playing overseas, Ersan Illyasova has always been a solid stretch 4 in this league that can really shoot...basically, they've added some veteran guys to that team this year that actually know how to play the game. And it's really paying dividends.