3 biggest takeaways for Sixers following loss to Thunder at home
Here are the three biggest takeaways for the Philadelphia 76ers following their loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night.
PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia 76ers played host to the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder on a night where they were extremely short-handed. The Sixers were missing Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, Paul George, Kelly Oubre Jr. , and Quentin Grimes which resulted in a predictable 123-103 loss to the Thunder .
The Sixers were led by VJ Edgecombe with 35 points and six rebounds while Trendon Watford had 14 points, four rebounds, and four assists. MarJon Beauchamp had 13 points and six rebounds while Cam Payne had 10 points and six assists. Here are the three biggest takeaways for the Sixers following the loss: Edgecombe's big night Edgecombe leapt to the top of the scouting report for the Thunder who entered with the No.
1 defensive rating in the league. It didn't matter for the No. 3 overall pick.
He went for a big scoring number and knocked down a career-high seven 3-pointers as he continues to figure it out late in the season. There was nothing the Thunder could do to slow him down and he played with a ton of aggressiveness and confidence as he filled a major scoring void for this Sixers group at the moment. Even though they lost, it was an effort Edgecombe can hang his hat on.