With Joel Embiid ruled out in the hours leading up to tip-off
, the Sixers flat-lined in the first quarter and got stomped by the New York Knicks in their last game before the All-Star break.
Joel Embiid and two other Sixers were late scratches on the final stop of a' five-game west road trip, and Philadelphia was mentally on the plane home by the time the third quarter began. An ugly blowout to end a good road trip.
There are players who are or may be out there looking for jobs. It is slim pickens, but you're not looking for core rotation pieces at this juncture. You're looking for skills on the fringes of the rotation.
Joel Embiid extended his streak of games with at least 25 points to 10. Tyrese Maxey flirted with a triple-double. The Sixers won their third of four games on this west coast trip, splitting the season series against the Phoenix Suns.
In a rather blunt assessment of the move to ship out the young talent, Morey said, "I am quite confident we were selling high. Obviously, time will tell."
The Sixers got 35 points, seven rebounds and seven assists from Joel Embiid. Tyrese Maxey added 26 points and 13 assists. VJ Edgecombe went for 19 points and 10 rebounds. No one else did much of anything as Philadelphia threw away a game against the Laker