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Paul Reed, Hospital Sixers give Jokic, Nuggets all they can handle, but come up short in loss

Quack, quack.

An extremely shorthanded Sixers squad came up just short, falling 111-105 to the Denver Nuggets Saturday night.

Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris were out of action after popping up on the injury report yesterday, and Joel Embiid was the latest of scratches — ruled out minutes before tip off with left knee soreness.

Paul Reed went for a career-high 30 points, shooting 14-of-21 from the floor and 2-of-4 from downtown. Kelly Oubre Jr. had 25 points shooting 9-of-17 from the field, while Patrick Beverley and Marcus Morris Sr. had 17 points apiece.

Nikola Jokic led the way for the Nuggets, going for 26 points, 16 boards, and seven assists.