PJ Tucker

The Sixers took advantage of a completely disinterested Clippers defense, riding a hot hand from Tobias Harris in the first half and a dynamic duo in Tyrese Maxey and Cam Payne in the second half en route to a 121-107 victory.

Joel Embiid went for 41 points, 10 assists, and seven rebounds to out-duel Nikola Jokic in Philadelphia, 126-121.

And so, on the day that he was expected back at practice in anticipation of a potential season debut on Thursday, James Harden is instead packing his bags for Los Angeles.

The Sixers will have an opportunity to test it out on Sunday in their first preseason game. They flew to Boston after Friday's practice. They'll have a heavy practice on Saturday, and take on the Celtics in TD Garden the next day.