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Sixers Fall to the Nuggets in a Nailbiter
By Jim Adair
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A shorthanded Sixers team dropped a tight, winnable game to the Denver Nuggets tonight. Joel Embiid shot a poor percentage from the floor (5/15) and had some turnover troubles (3, all in quick succession), but still turned in 16 points, 4 rebounds, and a career-high 5 blocks. Ersan Ilyasova, Dario Saric, and Sergio Rodriguez all dropped in 17 points on a combined 8 for 17 from long-range. Rodriguez notched 7 assists, Dario and Ersan each snagged 8 boards, and Richaun Holmes posted 11/8/2 in his backup center role. The biggest difference? Denver outscored the home team 21 to 7 on fast breaks. The Sixers ended the game with two turnovers on inbound plays (one 5 second violation, one pass soared out-of-bounds).
The Sixers play next against Memphis tomorrow, where they’ll be without Embiid and Okafor. Should be very watchable. Clip after the jump.
When he's not writing about sports here or ranting about them on Twitter, Jim is probably watching X-Files on Netflix or drinking a beer somewhere. Jim has nothing against hockey, it's just not his style. He once met Duce Staley at a Sixers game.