Kelly Oubre Jr. underused, Paul George plays isolation ball Sixers lose 109-99 to Phoenix Suns Kelly Oubre Jr. should have been more involved. Paul George relied too much on isolation basketball. And the Wells Fargo Center crowd grew impatient with the 76ers as they fell,

However, the Sixers did get Kelly Oubre Jr. back from a 3-game absence from a left hand sprain. He returned and had a big night scoring 26 points with 11 rebounds as he was able to make things happen on both ends of the floor for Philadelphia.

Tyrese Maxey also added 31 points and 10 assists, but the Sixers struggled without Joel Embiid's presence in the post.

Oubre missed Philadelphia's losses to the Sacramento Kings and the Golden State Warriors due to a left hand sprain and entered Saturday's matchup with the Nets as doubtful due to the injury. One has to wonder if this could be a long term thing for Oubre, but coach Nick Nurse squashed any concerns about that.

Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 26 points in his return to the lineup but the Sixers struggled on both ends in their loss to the Suns on Monday night.Sixers struggle in the second half, fall to Suns in return

As the 76ers and Phoenix Suns took the floor following a fourth-quarter timeout, a voice from the stands hollering, “We need a stop!” cut through the Wells Fargo Center. Instead, Kevin Durant drilled one of his lethal fadeaways,