With Joel Embiid once again out, the Sixers looked extremely groggy coming back from the All-Star break and short on answers in an ugly loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
With Joel Embiid ruled out in the hours leading up to tip-off
, the Sixers flat-lined in the first quarter and got stomped by the New York Knicks in their last game before the All-Star break.
Joel Embiid and two other Sixers were late scratches on the final stop of a' five-game west road trip, and Philadelphia was mentally on the plane home by the time the third quarter began. An ugly blowout to end a good road trip.
Joel Embiid extended his streak of games with at least 25 points to 10. Tyrese Maxey flirted with a triple-double. The Sixers won their third of four games on this west coast trip, splitting the season series against the Phoenix Suns.
The Sixers got 35 points, seven rebounds and seven assists from Joel Embiid. Tyrese Maxey added 26 points and 13 assists. VJ Edgecombe went for 19 points and 10 rebounds. No one else did much of anything as Philadelphia threw away a game against the Laker
The Sixers responded to an aggressive defensive game plan from the Golden State Warriors by giving the ball to VJ Edgecombe, and he delivered a masterpiece on the second night of a back-to-back, powering the Sixers to their fifth straight win.
Dominick Barlow went for 26 points and 16 rebounds — 10 of which came on the offensive glass — to power a comfortable Sixers victory over the Los Angeles Clippers to start this west coast road trip.
The Sixers rode Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid to a comeback victory at home thanks to a layup from Philadelphia's star guard with one second remaining in the game.
Joel Embiid scored 24 points in the first half. Paul George dominated the second half. The Sixers kept the Milwaukee Bucks at an arm's length all night en route to a comfortable win.
The Sixers went into a weird afternoon game without Joel Embiid and Paul George on the first leg of a back-to-back and got absolutely smoked by the Charlotte Hornets.