Overview
- Joel Embiid missed his ninth straight game with a right knee issue after being listed and then ruled out on the NBA injury report.
- Andre Drummond exited in the second quarter with a right knee sprain and did not return, later standing with his knee wrapped as his status remains developing.
- Adem Bona returned from a five-game absence to post 13 points, six rebounds and four blocks, drilling his first NBA three in a 115-103 win in Brooklyn.
- Paul George came back from a one-game ankle absence to score 14 on 6-of-10 shooting and remains on a minutes restriction as he re-acclimates following offseason knee surgery.
- With Drummond out and foul trouble in the frontcourt, the Sixers leaned on unconventional units featuring Johni Broome, Justin Edwards, and two-way players Dominick Barlow and Jabari Walker, which coach Nick Nurse described as piecing it together.