Buddy Hield's no-show performance has been dagger in 76ers' playoff series

Hield played 84 games during the regular season, two more than most players can do during an 82-game campaign. Hield became the first player in 19 years to play an 84-game season thanks to the trade-deadline-day deal that sent him from the Indiana Pacers to the Sixers.

When Hield took the floor in Game 1 of Philadelphia's first-round playoff series against the New York Knicks on April 20, it was the Oklahoma product's first playoff contest after 632 regular-season games.

The 31-year-old has been a complete no-show for the Sixers, and they've missed his three-point shooting badly as head coach Nick Nurse's group trails in the best-of-seven set, 3-1.

Hield was a -16 in his 11 minutes of action in Philadelphia's 111-104 loss in Game 1, going 0-for-2 with one assist and one foul. He played 15 minutes in the team's 104-101 Game 2 defeat, finishing as a -3 with two points on 1-for-3 shooting, to go with two fouls, one turnover and one rebound.

Hield only saw four minutes of court time in the 76ers' 125-114 Game 3 victory, recording a +2 while going 0-for-2 with one block. The 2016 sixth overall pick didn't play in Philadelphia's Game 4 loss.