The Philadelphia 76ers started the road trip at 3-0 as they were able to keep winning despite not having their best player in Joel Embiid on the floor. They were continuing to play some solid basketball, but their luck ran out a bit as they ran into a healthy Los Angeles Clippers team.
Winning on the road can be tough and it’s even tough when the opposition has Kawhi Leonard to lean on to make big plays. Leonard had 28 points and he had three steals to lead Los Angeles to a 122-112 win over the Sixers at Staples Center.
Tobias Harris led Philadelphia with 29 points, seven rebounds, and six assists, Ben Simmons had 15 and seven rebounds before fouling out, Shake Milton had 16 off the bench, Danny Green had 17, and Dwight Howard had nine and 11 rebounds before being ejected for the second straight game in the fourth quarter.
Here are the three observations from this one: