The Hawks beat up on the Sixers on Thursday by nine at home. Joel Embiid scored 26 points but had 8 turnovers. The Hawks shut down everyone else and dominated the boards thanks to Clint Capela, who had 20 rebounds. The underrated Onyeka Okongwu added 11 boards off the bench. The Hawks, with Dejounte Murray, might be a player away from competing with the Bucks and Celtics for top dog in the East. The Sixers, even with James Harden who is out, was in that second tier of teams. Now, they might be in third tier.