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Georges Niang took off running, with Joel Embiid temporarily close behind. They looped around the far end of the 76ers’ practice court before Niang ducked into the facility’s offices, then moved through the front foyer and a hallway to pop back into the gym at the opposite side.

PHILADELPHIA — Jaden Springer unzipped his warmup jacket with more than five minutes left on the clock, signifying that the 76ers’ starters had earned the rest of the night off.

ORLANDO, Fla. — For the 76ers, it was the equivalent of chopping down a towering tree.

PHILADELPHIA — Loser energy is a difficult thing to overcome. One team had it. The other team had the opposite. Ben Simmons and two future Hall of Famers were on the first team. James Harden and Joel Embiid were not on the second. Somewhere within all of those facts is…

The short-handed 76ers spoiled Simmons's highly anticipated return to Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers did the unthinkable to Ben Simmons and the Brooklyn Nets.

PHILADELPHIA — It’s hard to call Friday night’s tilt against the Milwaukee Bucks a barometer game for the 76ers.

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid bent over at the 76ers’ free-throw line as “M-V-P!” chants rained down from the Wells Fargo Center stands.

PHILADELPHIA — Remember when, in seasons past, the 76ers had a tough time remaining healthy?