76ers-Celtics news: Sixers look to avoid 0-2 hole; Joel Embiid status update

Maybe we were expecting a little too much out of VJ Edgecombe. Not that anybody thought he was going to carry the Sixers to the Eastern Conference semifinals through the sheer force of his will. But you could be forgiven if you were hoping for something more than the 13 points on 6-of-16 shooting that the rookie produced in a Game 1 blowout loss to the Celtics.

Was that really too much to ask?

Well, yeah, it probably was.

So what channel will the 76ers plan on tonight?

Tonight's Game 2 between the Sixers and Boston Celtics jumps to Peacock, NBC's subscription service, scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.

Thankfully, the game will also air on the newly-relaunched NBC Sports Network, with Jason Benetti and Robbie Hummel calling all the action and Jordan Cornette reporting courtside at TD Garden.

Joel Embiid is back working out, but don’t expect to see him in a Sixers jersey anytime soon. 

The team announced Embiid has begun a strength and conditioning program back in Philadelphia following an emergency appendectomy April 9. 

It’s unclear when Embiid will be back on the court, but a short series doesn’t help the odds of a return during the Sixers' playoff run. He certainly won't be available for tonight's Game 2, which take place at TD Garden in Boston.

Nick Nurse typically asks his 76ers video staff to edit game footage into offense, defense, and “special teams” sections that can succinctly “tell the story” of what unfolded.

Not so with his team’s brutal 123-91 Game 1 loss to the Celtics. Players and coaches rewatched the game in its entirety on Monday afternoon, with plenty of stops and starts along the way.

“It was pretty painful,” Nurse said following the Sixers’ practice at Harvard. “ … We did a lot of things not very well. A lot of things out of character. So it was long. Lots to look at and lots to talk about.”