Tyrese Maxey was the only player to score more than 20 points as the Sixers spent time without Joel Embiid and Jared McCain, who both went down after blows to the head.

30 minutes before the start of the game, the Sixers added veteran point guard Kyle Lowry to their injury report as questionable with lower back spasms. Moments later, he was ruled out for the game. Nurse has noted in the past a desire to be cautious with the workload of Lowry, the 38-year-old floor general with plenty of mileage.