The Philadelphia 76ers were coming off a big win on Wednesday in order to be in the driver’s seat in the race for the Eastern Conference’s top seed in the playoffs. They then found out they had to do battle with one of the West’s elite teams in the Los Angeles Clippers while missing three key players.
While the lack of depth in this one was definitely a big issue, Philadelphia was able to buckle down late and pick up a 106-103 win thanks in large part to their superstar big man. Joel Embiid led the way with 36 points and 13 rebounds and the Sixers did just enough on the defensive end in order to come away with the win.
Ben Simmons added 12 points, nine rebounds, and six assists, Furkan Korkmaz had 18 points, Danny Green added 11 and seven rebounds, and Shake Milton and Tyrese Maxey had nine points each.
Here are the three observations from a gutsy win: