Overview
- Joel Embiid returned from a two-game absence, briefly exited early in the third with a right-knee scare, then finished with 27 points in the loss.
- Michael Porter Jr. scored 28 points, rookie Egor Demin added 20, and Nic Claxton posted 16 points and 10 rebounds as Brooklyn hit 17 threes for its third win in four games.
- Philadelphia ruled out VJ Edgecombe, Quentin Grimes, and Dominick Barlow due to illness, with Kelly Oubre Jr. and Trendon Watford already sidelined, and the team canceled its morning shootaround.
- Head coach Nick Nurse lamented the absence of speed and athleticism, noting the team “missed three athletes” and struggled to create paint pressure.
- Tyrese Maxey managed 13 points on 3-for-14 shooting, the Sixers dropped to 0-3 when Embiid, Paul George, and Maxey all play, and the road swing opens Friday in Chicago.