Danuel House Jr.

Shortly after striking a deal with the Indiana Pacers for sharpshooter Buddy Hield, the Sixers pulled another lever.

The Sixers gave up almost as many made threes as made twos in a game that was never close, succumbing 136-121.

The Sixers got in from Friday's win in Detroit late in the night, one player remarking that he got to bed at 3 a.m., Saturday morning. They had practice on Saturday afternoon, when they implemented their game plan and prepared for Indiana.

Nurse wants them to play freely, not as mechanisms that operate strictly off of the team's star(s).

Harden did not address the elephant in the room with his teammates. He did talk to Nurse before practice.

The risk of locking themselves out of a suitable Harden trade just isn't worth quickly burning an exception.