Kelly Oubre Jr. needs to up his scoring and more Kelly Oubre Jr. must seize the moment. Justin Edwards deserves more minutes. And even though they were depleted, the Sixers have to do a better job of defending opposing guards.

The Sixers entered the contest missing Joel Embiid, Paul George, Tyrese Maxey, Andre Drummond, Caleb Martin, and others and it was an uphill battle. The Thunder opened up a 21-point lead in the first quarter and led by double digits for most of the night.

The shorthanded Sixers may have fallen to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t a number of highlights from the squad’s effort worth watching.

The latest on which Sixers will be available for Tuesday night's game against the juggernaut Oklahoma City Thunder.

Sixers center Joel Embiid will miss at least three more games because of left knee swelling, the team said Friday.

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid, who has missed the last six games with a sprained left foot and has appeared in only 13 of the team's 39 games this season, will be sidelined for at least another week,