The Sixers received strong play from Kelly Oubre Jr. who had 12 points and 13 rebounds in another start for the athletic veteran out of Kansas. He is one of the veterans on this team and somebody who his teammates will follow due to his tendency of giving it his all out on the floor.

The 76ers benefit greatly from Kelly Oubre Jr.’s ability to play off the Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey two-man game. The swingman showed he could be effective alongside the All-Star duo last season. And his performance in Sunday’s victory over the Chicago Bulls showed nothing has changed.

30 minutes before the start of the game, the Sixers added veteran point guard Kyle Lowry to their injury report as questionable with lower back spasms. Moments later, he was ruled out for the game. Nurse has noted in the past a desire to be cautious with the workload of Lowry, the 38-year-old floor general with plenty of mileage.