The Philadelphia 76ers were looking to continue their road trip with another win after starting the trip with a victory on Tuesday, but they came out flat from the jump and the team did not recover against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday.
Zion Williamson was a problem all night long and he had 37 points, 15 rebounds, and eight assists to lead the way in a 101-94 win over the Sixers down in the bayou. New Orleans also received a double-double from Wily Hernangomez and 12 points from Jaxson Hayes as well.
Tobias Harris led Philadelphia with 23 points and seven rebounds, Joel Embiid had 14 points and nine rebounds, Furkan Korkmaz had 12, and Ben Simmons had 10 points, nine rebounds, and six assists.
Here are the three observations from this one: