Ultimate Breakdown: Philadelphia's Shocker Loss Made Clear

The Philadelphia 76ers paid a visit to the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night as an undermanned group. The Sixers were missing Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, Paul George, Kelly Oubre Jr. , and Jabari Walker while the Nuggets were a healthy group.

The result was a predictable 124-96 loss on the road on a night when the Sixers didn't have a lead at all in this one. The Sixers received 12 points out of Quentin Grimes and nine points out of VJ Edgecombe while MarJon Beauchamp had 16 on the night while Trendon Watford had 12 points and six assists. Justin Edwards added nine points and Andre Drummond had nine and 10 rebounds.

Here are the three biggest takeaways following the loss: Rebounding struggles It was going to be a struggle for the Sixers to attack the glass when considering all of the talent sidelined, but it was a big deficit for Philadelphia in this one. The Nuggets were just the bigger team heading into this contest and it showed as they won the rebounding battle 53-42 leading to a lot of second-chance opportunities and it made life miserable for the Sixers. Until they can get their guys back, they will need all five players on the floor to attack the glass and help in this area of the game.

3-point discrepancy This was another aspect of the game where the Nuggets just dominated. Denver knocked down six 3s in the first quarter as it built its lead and the Sixers couldn’t answer. Grimes and Edgecombe combined to shoot 1-for-eight from deep and that just can’t happen if Philadelphia wants to be successful with this current iteration on the floor.