In a theme that has become all too common this season, the Philadelphia 76ers found themselves vastly shorthanded in their game against the OKC Thunder Tuesday.

The Sixers will be short-handed once again as they will be missing superstar big man Joel Embiid who will miss his fifth consecutive game due to the left foot sprain he suffered i

The Philadelphia 76ers give their latest on Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey before their matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points and Jalen Williams had 24 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 118-102 win over a Philadelphia 76ers team missing three All-Stars on Tuesday night. Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George sat out with injuries as the Sixers continued their slide down the Eastern Conference standings.

Alexander was awfully close to forgetting the feeling of fourth quarters altogether. Then the Thunder superstar was summoned late Tuesday in perhaps the unlikeliest of games throughout the East Coast trip.

On Tuesday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder played the 76ers in Philadelphia. The Thunder won by a score of 118-102. All-Star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 32 points, three rebounds, nine assists,