Sixers Bell Ringer: Embiid-less Sixers follow wire-to-wire loss for Pistons

Note: There is no traditional summary post for tonight’s match. Let the comments fly here.

Sixers Bell Ringer Season:

Joel Embiid – 8
Tobias Harris – 3
Skud Milton – 3
Ben Simmons – 1
Tyrese Maxey – 1
Dakota Mathias – 1

Joel Embiid put this one out due to the tightness of the back, which is apparently the choice for the team this season when they want to give him a free night. In his absence, the Sixers look nothing like a contestant in the Eastern Conference, and never hold a lead in a final 119-104 defeat to the Detroit Pistons. Ben Simmons was in trouble when he was on the track and scored just 21 minutes. The Pistons hit nearly twice as many tries as the Sixers (17 to 9) and conceded more than twice as many free kicks (32 to 15). It was a largely uninspired effort by Philadelphia, but let’s go ahead and pick a Bell Ringer anyway.

Tobias Harris: 25 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 4 turnovers

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Tobias was the only starter to tackle his match with Embiid on the sidelines, and one point was shy for his season high and shot 10-out-19 from the field, including 3-out-6 out of 3. Harris had his best done. to get things going for his club, with 12 points in the first quarter. Unfortunately, he did not have much help as the rest of his teammates combined for just 11 points and the Sixers were 34-23 behind after one period. Harris also tried to get Philadelphia to an unlikely victory, scoring seven points over three minutes, halfway through the fourth quarter, but the Sixers could not stop. Good try, good effort, Tobi.

Tony Bradley: 12 points, 9 rebounds, 1 block, 0 turnover

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Bradley does not see the floor regularly, so it is not surprising that he had fresh legs and gave the Sixers a good boost off the bench. Tony was active off the glass, collecting four offensive setbacks for a handful of setbacks. Unlike his center partner Dwight Howard, Bradley did not chase blocks and provided easy opportunities for the second chance. His solid play earned him the start in the second half from Doc Rivers.

Tyrese Maxey: 17 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals, 1 turnover

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Maxey flashes good bars and shows good defensive instincts on a handful of plays. Besides getting to the cup, Tyrese also made the jump shot work; his two made three-pointers both came in deep foul time, but it’s still great to see the shots go in for him.