The Philadelphia 76ers had themselves a tough night down in the bayou on Friday in a loss, but the NBA offers an opportunity to bounce back fairly quickly with the way the schedule is set up.
The Sixers hopped on a plane and landed in Oklahoma City ready to play and forget about Friday. They came out with the correct energy from the jump and they were able to knock off the Thunder on the road 117-93 led by Joel Embiid who had 27 points and nine rebounds.
Furkan Korkmaz had a big game with 20 points and a career-high five steals, Ben Simmons had 13 points, Seth Curry had 11 points and six assists as he was able to redeem himself after Friday’s disaster, and it was an overall good night for Philadelphia as they took advantage of an inferior opponent. Mike Scott also contributed 13 points, Shake Milton had 12, and Dwight Howard pulled down 13 rebounds off the bench.
Here are the three observations from the win: