The Oklahoma City Thunder (38-23) were defeated by the Philadelphia 76ers (40-22) on Thursday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena by a final score of 104-108. The loss was Oklahoma City’s third in a row and fourth out of their last five games. Both teams were without their respective All-Star starters with Joel Embiid and Paul George nursing injuries. Russell Westbrook recorded his 129th career triple-double in the loss, while Tobias Harris led the way for the visiting 76ers with 32 points on 5-of-7 shooting from long range.
The Sixers started the game by making nine their first 11 shots, en route to a 15-4 run, after JJ Redick’s three-pointer gave Philadelphia a ten point lead midway through the first.