Thursday night’s TNT matchup took place with two MVP candidates on the sidelines. Joel Embiid and Paul George were injured for their respective teams, leaving the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers and Oklahoma City Thunder to duke it out.
It was a major test for the notoriously thin Sixers, who were able to emerge victorious behind strong outings from their remaining stars. Tobias Harris led all scorers with 32 points, his new career high in a Sixers uniform.
The first quarter was firmly in the Sixers’ corner, with Harris and J.