Nights like this one will happen in the NBA, but it does not mean that it isn’t concerning. The Philadelphia 76ers were missing big man Joel Embiid due to back tightness, but to get blown out by the Cleveland Cavaliers 118-94 is disheartening.
Tobias Harris led Philadelphia with 16 points and nine rebounds with five assists, Ben Simmons had 15 and six rebounds, Mike Scott had 12, and Dwight Howard had nine with four fouls filling in for Embiid. The downside was that Simmons had six turnovers and Harris and Howard had three each.
All in all, it was just a rough night, and here are the three observations from a long night in Cleveland: