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The Sixers visit San Antonio Spurs Friday night to start a three game road trip. Tune in tonight at 8 pm ET!

[NBA All Star](https://www.nba.com/sixers/all-star) for the sixth straight season. You almost have to run him off the line and make him finish over Jakob [Poeltl], which is kind of what we did. From the defensive end to the offensive end, continuing to be unselfish and playing for one another. [San Antonio](https://www.nba.com/sixers/76ers-matchups/san-antonio-spurs) for their next game on Friday night against the Spurs (14-38). The Sixers hit the 50-game mark last time out and picked up their 33rd win. Maxey is super quick, it’s hard to contain him. Most recently, the Sixers bounced back from a Monday loss to the Orlando Magic by getting back in the win column against Orlando, 105-94, on Wednesday. The 72nd NBA All-Star Game will be played Feb. The Spurs won, 114-105, on the road at the end of October despite a 40-point game from Embiid. Domantas Sabonis scored a season-high 34 points for the Kings, while Spurs rookie Malaki Branham posted a season-high 22 points (9-13 fg, 3-5 3fg, 1-2 ft) with five assists as a reserve on the other side. Rookie lottery pick Jeremy Sochan (lower back soreness) is also out, and Tre Jones (left foot soreness) is doubtful. “I didn’t think we played great, but we played good enough to win.

James Harden went to the locker room during Friday's game.

Tyrese Maxey had 25 points and James Harden added 16 for Philadelphia, which has the third-best record in the Eastern Conference.

76ers: Harden said he was fine after exiting for the locker room with a second remaining in the first half after falling on his elbow late in the first half. That was the bad part of the game." ... Popovich received a technical foul with 5 minutes remaining in the first quarter after stomping down the sideline and screaming at official Mousa Dagher. We get stops, we give ourselves a chance to get out in transition." "That was the most disappointing part of the game. Philadelphia started the game with three straight turnovers in falling behind 8-1. Embiid, Harden and Tobias Harris returned to the court with five minutes remaining after San Antonio trimmed Philadelphia's 22-point lead to just 10 at 122-112. "That's what we're going to need from them," Harden said. Harden returned early for warmups and started the second half. "A couple of us older guys on the bench were happy for them when they brought it back all the way to like 10 or nine points," Poeltl said. "But you've got to still be professional. You've got to be an elite team.

The shorthanded Spurs were simply outclassed by a superior opponent and are now on an eight-game losing streak heading into the Rodeo Road Trip.

- The Spurs bringing former players to home games and having them be a part of the broadcast for a segment has been great, but sometimes the guys who join understandably struggle a little with finding a rhythm on air. It’s a good thing that he has become more than just a defender and tries to counter star big men on the other end or take advantage of matchups against reserves. They did too good of a job of it, cutting the lead to 10 and forcing Doc Rivers to send his starters back in, but Pop stuck with the deep bench group that simply had no answers against better-quality opposition but got some valuable experience out of the matchup. As the second half started, it was clear that the 76ers were locked in and hoping to put the pesky Spurs away for good, but as hard as they tried, San Antonio’s starters kept at it and the lead stay within the 15-point range. Missing three starters means having to rely on guys that rarely get minutes for a reason, but at least we got to see Blake Wesley get some shots up and Dominick Barlow get some playing time. With Tyrese Maxey and Embiid spearheading the effort, they slowly started to create a small lead that eventually ballooned to double digits and got dangerously close to 20 points after consecutive San Antonio turnovers that resulted in dunks.