Overview
- Philadelphia beat Brooklyn 129-105 at Barclays Center to move to 5-1, handing the Nets a 0-6 start that matches their worst opening since 2015-16.
- Embiid was held out as part of a left-knee return-to-play regimen, with Paul George, Jared McCain and Dominick Barlow also unavailable.
- Kelly Oubre Jr. finished with 29 points, including 22 in the first quarter, before exiting late in the third with an ankle issue and not returning.
- Tyrese Maxey added 26 points, six rebounds and seven assists as the Sixers shot 52% and led by as many as 28.
- Quentin Grimes posted 22 points and a career-high 13 assists off the bench, while rookie V.J. Edgecombe scored 16 and former Net Trendon Watford added 16.