An extremely undermanned Sixers team fell to the Denver Nuggets tonight, 126-110. The Sixers were without All-Star center Joel Embiid, as well as fellow starters Jimmy Butler and Wilson Chandler. In Butler’s stead, the Sixers started Corey Brewer, fresh off signing his second 10-day contract. Brewer was second in scoring for the Sixers tonight with 20 points, in addition to his 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and 4 steals.
We were deprived of the Embiid vs. Nikola Jokic matchup, but the Joker didn’t use Embiid’s absence as an excuse to take a night off. He put up 17 points in the first quarter alone, and finished the game with 32 points.