OKC Thunder vs Philadelphia 76ers Game Player Stats and Box Scores for April 2, 2024

Joel Embiid’s return was the biggest news heading into Tuesday’s game between the visiting OKC Thunder and Philadelphia 76ers. “The Process” was cleared to play hours before the matchup. He had previously missed Philly’s past 29 games.

Oklahoma didn’t have Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on the roster due to a nagging quad issue. They will try to get a road win without their best player. “SGA” has now missed three out of OKC’s last four games.

Philadelphia led 25-22 after the opening 12 minutes behind Embiid and Tobias Harris. Tyrese Maxey’s absence, however, made the 76ers’ offense stagnate on several occasions. Cam Payne, playing in Maxey’s role, needed to improve.

The second period was all OKC as its defense flummoxed Philadelphia. Oklahoma’s bench helped push the offense as the visitors took a 54-44 advantage as both teams exited for the halftime break.

The third quarter was a closely-fought period with the Philadelphia 76ers edging the OKC Thunder 29-26. OKC was still in the driver's seat 80-73 at the end of the said frame.

The importance of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for the OKC Thunder was evident in the fourth quarter. Jalen Williams' absence was also a big factor in Oklahoma's offense sputtering in the pivotal period. Josh Giddey's playmaking is quite impressive but without outside accuracy, the Philadelphia 76ers merely dared him to shoot.

Kelly Oubre Jr., Tobias Harris and Joel Embiid carried the hosts down the stretch. "The Process" in particular was a paint deterrent that forced OKC's potential drivers to take a U-turn. On offense, the reigning MVP took over.

Late in the game, Joel Embiid's shotmaking and clutch free throws dragged the 76ers to a hard-earned 109-105 victory. Considering Embiid had not played in Philly's past 29 games, what he showed on Tuesday night will only add to his legend. The Sixers were likely ending up with another loss without his fingerprints all over the floor.

OKC Thunder vs Philadelphia 76ers game player stats and box scores

OKC Thunder game player stats

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Chet Holmgren	22	7	1	0	2	3	7-14	3-6	5-5	-11
Jaylin Williams	6	6	12	1	0	2	2-8	0-5	2-2	+1
Aaron Wiggins	15	4	1	3	1	0	5-13	0-2	5-5	+3
Josh Giddey	10	5	3	0	1	2	4-8	0-1	2-4	-4
Lu Dort	10	8	3	2	2	3	5-10	3-6	2-4	+6
Lindy Waters III	2	2	0	0	1	0	1-3	0-2	0-0	+7
Gordon Hayward	7	2	2	0	1	0	3-5	1-2	0-0	-3
Kenrich Williams	8	1	0	1	0	1	3-4	2-2	0-0	-9
Mike Musacala	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0
Isaiah Joe	14	4	7	2	1	2	4-13	4-11	2-2	-3
Cason Wallace	6	3	1	1	0	1	3-8	0-1	0-0	-7
Bismack Biyombo	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-

Philadelphia 76ers game player stats

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Tobias Harris	18	6	4	0	1	1	5-14	5-8	3-4	+1
Joel Embiid	24	6	7	3	0	6	6-14	0-3	12-12	-2
Kyle Lowry	4	1	4	0	0	1	1-1	1-1	1-2	+4
Cam Payne	10	10	5	1	0	0	4-11	2-5	0-0	-1
Kelly Oubre Jr.	25	6	2	1	1	2	8-16	4-7	5-5	+8
Nic Batum	7	2	2	1	1	3	3-6	1-4	0-0	+3
KJ Martin	2	0	2	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	-4
Paul Reed	12	9	1	0	1	1	6-8	0-0	0-0	+6
Buddy Hield	7	2	0	2	0	2	2-6	1-2	2-2	+5
Robert Covington	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
D.J. Wilson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tyrese Maxey	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Chet Holmgren and Joel Embiid's 3-pointers tonight

Minus two of both teams' respective starting point guards, the big men took center stage with the 3-point shooting.

Chet Holmgren went 3-for-4 from deep going into the fourth quarter, while Joel Embiid missed all of his attempts beyond the arc.

Holmgren took two more shots from deep in the second half but missed them both to end up with a 3-for-6 line. Embiid decided to make his impact inside the arc so he finished the matchup still 0-for-3.