Overview
- Brooklyn beat Philadelphia 114-106, led by Michael Porter Jr.'s 28 points and rookie Egor Demin's 20, while Joel Embiid finished with 27.
- Embiid exited early in the third quarter clutching his right knee after contact with Terance Mann, then returned a few minutes later and played the rest of the game.
- VJ Edgecombe, Quentin Grimes and Dominick Barlow were ruled out due to illness, with Kelly Oubre Jr. and Trendon Watford already sidelined by injuries.
- Philadelphia canceled its morning shootaround as the illness spread and called up Johni Broome and Hunter Sallis from the G League to reach 12 available players.
- Tyrese Maxey was held to 13 points on 3-of-14 shooting as the short-handed Sixers struggled with depth and spacing before a five-game road trip that opens Friday in Chicago.