Due to the injury of two of the Philadelphia 76ers starters, Sixers fans had little hope about their team pulling out a big win at home. Early on, we saw how well the unexpected combination of Ben Simmons and Shake Milton worked out. It looked as if they’d been starting together the whole season.
Matisse Thybulle has been playing extremely well lately but was missing the shooting element of his game. He must have flipped some switch because he hit two threes in the first half. Along with that, he hustled for three steals in just the first quarter.