The Philadelphia 76ers began anew on Friday as they now know who will be on the roster for the rest of the season when they played host to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Sixers were looking to continue the momentum they built by bringing in James Harden in a deal on Thursday and grow as a team.
While Harden did not play on Friday, the Sixers still had a basketball game to play. They did look a little sleepy out there as they looked like a team that had just pulled off a humongous trade as they did and playing against a struggling opponent only compounded that. Eventually, they were able to come away with a 100-87 win over the pesky Thunder.
Tyrese Maxey had a big game with 24 points and five rebounds, Joel Embiid had 25 points and 19 rebounds to lead Philadelphia, Tobias Harris had 17 and 11 rebounds, and Matisse Thybulle added 10 and three steals.
Here are the player grades following the win: