The Philadelphia 76ers were looking to bounce back from two bad losses in Florida to begin their road trip. Instead, without big man Joel Embiid, they got smacked by the Indiana Pacers 112-90 to remain winless on their four-game road trip.
Josh Richardson led Philadelphia with 20 points and five assists, Ben Simmons had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Tobias Harris and Furkan Korkmaz had nine points each.
Kyle O’Quinn started in place of Embiid and finished with four points, 10 rebounds, and five assists, but coach Bret Brown decided to roll with Norvel Pelle to start the second half and he finished with two points and two rebounds.
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The game turned in the second quarter when Indiana went on a huge run and they outscored Philadelphia 38-16 to take a big lead going into halftime. From there, the Sixers could not recover as the Pacers led by as many as 36 points.
Indiana was led by Domantas Sabonis with 23 points and 10 rebounds, T.J. Warren had 21 points and former Sixer T.J. McConnell had 11 points and 10 assists off the bench.
Philadelphia will conclude their road trip on Friday when they face the Houston Rockets. [lawrence-related id=22484,22468,22471]