Kevin Durant scored 23 points and RyanDunn 15 for the Suns. Tyrese Maxey had 31 points and 10 assists for the Sixers, who were missing JoelEmbiid, who was sidelined with a left foot sprain.
The Sixers issued the most ominous of injury updates on JoelEmbiid on Friday morning, saying that as Embiid's left foot sprain has healed, swelling has once again emerged in his left knee.