76ers vs Nets

Leading scorer Kevin Durant (MCL sprain) remains out. The full injury report – as of Tuesday night – included the following Sixers: Joel Embiid (questionable - ...

They did so in the absence of both Embiid (left foot injury recovery) and Harden (right foot tendon strain). The victors tallied 47 bench points in the home contest, including a 19-point, 10-rebound double-double from Paul Reed and 16 points (4-5 3fg) in 17 minutes from Georges Niang. [Boston](https://www.nba.com/sixers/76ers-matchups/boston-celtics) has more road wins with 17), captured victories at Utah on Friday and Golden State on Sunday. If we’re close at the end, we’ll make our plays and I think that’s huge to have guys that are resilient like that.” I think we have a group of guys that’s really willing to put their egos aside and no matter who’s playing just show up every day and give everything they have. Paul Reed was an absolute beast.” Once we get it to 15, then we get it to 10. Montrezl Harrell was an absolute beast. [Kings](https://www.nba.com/sixers/76ers-matchups/sacramento-kings). We dug ourselves out of a hole, I think twice actually. Leading scorer Kevin Durant (MCL sprain) remains out. We get to 10, then we got a shot.”

The Philadelphia 76ers return home on Wednesday to play host to the Brooklyn Nets in a big matchup.

- Forward – Joe Harris - Forward – Tobias Harris This will be his third trip to Philly, but only second time he will see action.

In the first matchup ever between Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, the Sixers came out on top over the Nets in a wild game.

- Harden came right back with two huge step-back triples and then passed the ball ahead to Tobias Harris for a key fast-break bucket. On a trip to the free-throw line, he cashed in both shots. He made a hook shot as the crowd literally shouted at him to shoot as he was guarded by P.J. Embiid drew a foul against Simmons, giving him four, and hit his foul shots to provide seven straight points for the Sixers. - The Nets found success with the Simmons-Curry connection, which teamed up to cut their deficit back to single digits. After a lot of iso looks in the first half, he and Harden got back to their lethal pick-and-roll game, which opened up looks for both of them. Irving got off to a hot start, recording seven points and three assists in the first six minutes of game time. The former Sixer was lights out off the bench, scoring in bunches to keep the Nets close throughout the contest. Moving back to the bench with Harden returning to the lineup didn’t shake the rhythm he had in the Sixers’ last game. The Nets were called for four fouls early on, prompting head coach Jacque Vaughn to add to the total with a technical heading into a timeout. In the end, he got the best of his former co-star. In the first matchup between Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, the Sixers won a wild game by a score of 137-133.

At the tail-end of the Sixers' five-game road trip out West, Embiid was added to the injury report ahead of the Sacramento Kings matchup. Although he was ...

Although he was questionable to play, the Sixers eventually ruled out the big man due to foot injury management. After Embiid returned to the floor on November 28, he appeared in 16 straight games. As the big man was listed as questionable due to foot soreness, the Sixers were on pace to potentially miss Embiid for the second-straight game.