Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder by 117-93 on Saturday night and took the lead in the Eastern Conference. Joel Embiid, the professional Basketball player of the 76ers, scored a game-high of 27 points with 9 rebounds and 4 blocks and contributed significantly to the victory of the 76ers over the Thunders. Furkan Korkmaz scored his highest for this season and contributed 20 points to the winning of 76ers.
For Oklahoma City, Darius Bazley added 17 points and 9 rebounds, while Tony Bradley added 16 points and 14 rebounds. 2 of the players of Thunder returned back, Bazley and Dort. Bazley had a shoulder bruise which made him miss 15 games while Dort missed 7 games due to the concussion protocol and scored 15 points in this game. This was the sixth straight loss for the Thunders.