The Sixers didn't play a lick of defense but it didn't end up mattering, with Philadelphia squeaking out a 137-133 win over the Nets on Wednesday night. But man, did he hit some massive shots in this game, baling the Sixers out of some absolutely terrible offense late. The Sixers tried to take advantage of Embiid vs. smaller players — including Ben Simmons — a little too often early in the game. • Whatever offensive issues the Sixers had in this game were about process rather than result — they had no trouble putting points on the board against the Nets. When he made an effort to do so in the second half, it didn't end up looking that difficult.
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