OKLAHOMA CITY — Tyrese Maxey grinned as he broke into a little dance while greeting teammates coming off the floor for a fourth-quarter timeout.
His attire — a gray sweatsuit and red sneakers — was a reminder of what the 76ers were missing Saturday night against the Thunder. But his celebratory reaction to Matisse Thybulle’s third 3-pointer of the night illustrated how the Sixers have often succeeded without at least one of their stars this season.
The Sixers rode the first-half onslaught — along with Joel Embiid’s triple-double (16 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists) — to a 115-96 victory Saturday night at the Paycom Center in a game they played without starters Maxey, James Harden, and P.J. Tucker, who rested various injuries.
