Dowtin totaled 18 points (7-14 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 2-2 FT), five rebounds, three assists, one block and two steals in 29 minutes during Tuesday's 118-102 loss to the Thunder. The 76ers were very shorthanded Tuesday,

The Sixers could not overcome a gigantic difference in manpower Tuesday night against the Western Conference-leading ... Justin Edwards scored 25 points. Jeff Dowtin Jr. had a career-high 18 ...

Pascal Siakam scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, and Myles Turner added 18 points and 11 rebounds to help the Indiana Pacers beat the short-handed Philadelphia

Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George sat out with injuries as the Sixers continued their slide down the Eastern Conference ... 76ers with 25 points, and Jeff Dowtin Jr. had 18.

The 76ers have lost four consecutive games and seven of their last nine. They are nine games below .500 (15-24) in the Eastern Conference. The critics see darkness all around the Sixers. But Paul George views their season differently.

Tyrese Maxey scored 37 points but the shorthanded Sixers, who were without Joel Embiid and Paul George among others, had no answer for Giannis Antetokounmpo and Co. down the stretch.

When everyone is healthy, there will be backcourt minutes to be had, and the 76ers can cut their losses on this scuffling season by giving them to younger players with upside.

Philadelphia Flyers (21-20-6, in the Metropolitan Division) Philadelphia; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers and the Detroit Red Wings square off in Eastern Conference action.

Bradley Beal has become something of an albatross for the Phoenix Suns, but a new report suggests that one Eastern Conference team might be able to help Phoenix out. NBA reporter Marc Stein wrote ...

That stems largely from the logjam of mediocrity in the battle for the Eastern Conference’s wild-card spots. Eight teams vying for the two spots are clustered within five points and the gap ...

Wasting away the days until another NFL playoff weekend … One good thing about the Sixers this season is that they are easy to ignore. As a friend of mine said to me the other night: They aren’t even the fun kind of bad.

Despite a good game from Paul George and a huge second half from Tyrese Maxey, the Sixers dropped their fourth straight game.