Sixers center Spencer Hawes missed his ninth game in a row Wednesday with a strained left Achilles tendon.

"I hope so," Hawes said when asked before Wednesday's game with Chicago if he will be back by the end of the week. "I hope it will be as early as possible, but I said that last week. Right now, I'm done with predictions.

"Right now it feels good. But when I'm running and I get up on my toes I can tell it's not right because of my gait. It's not natural."

The Sixers were 6-4 in games without Hawes this season.