The San Antonio Spurs came to the Wells Fargo Center with a seven-game losing streak and faced a Philadelphia 76ers team that hadn’t lost at home this season. Both streaks continued on Friday night as Philadelphia rolled to a 115-104 victory.
On a night when Joel Embiid experienced foul trouble, the 76ers needed other starters to step up in key stretches. That’s precisely what happened. Tobias Harris, Ben Simmons and Furkan Korkmaz each found ways to contribute until Embiid returned and dominated.
As the 76ers lineup thrived, San Antonio’s starting five ran into plenty of issues. Defense remained a glaring problem and after dropping their eighth consecutive game, it’s become clear that change must come.
Let’s take a look at the winners and losers from Friday night’s ESPN clash between the Spurs and 76ers.
