Sixers-Pacers best/worst: Poor three-point shooting; no answer for T.J. Warren; team in a funk

The Sixers made just 6 of 29 three-pointers or 20.7%. Philly looked nothing like the team that was scorching from beyond the arc on Christmas Day.

Tobias Harris (left) and the Sixers suffered their third consecutive loss on Tuesday.Read moreDarron Cummings / AP

by Keith Pompey

Published Jan. 1, 2020, 11:01 a.m. ET

INDIANAPOLIS — Here is my look at some of the best and worst performances from the 76ers’ 115-97 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

Best performance: I had to give this award to T.J. Warren on a day his Pacers teammate Domantas Sabonis finished with a game-high 23 points to go with 10 rebounds. Warren gets award for torching the Sixers for 21 points on 9-for-11 shooting. All of his points came in the first half, when he shot 9 for 9, including two threes. He sat out the fourth quarter.

Worst performance: This goes to Al Horford. The Sixers power forward had a horrible shooting day. He missed 10 of 12 shots — including three of his four three-pointers. Perhaps it had a lot to do with being positioned a lot in the perimeter, but Horford had a tough time making an impact due to his poor shooting. He was also late on defensive closeouts.

Best defensive performance: I’m giving this to Josh Richardson, even though the Sixers guard finished with a game-worst minus-29. A lot of that had to do with how bad the Sixers were, because in reality he was one of the few players who kept fighting. Richardson finished with a game-high two steals to go with one block.

Worst statistic: This goes to the Sixers’ three-point shooting. They made just 6 of 29 three-pointers, or 20.7%. The Sixers looked nothing like the team that was scorching from beyond the arc on Christmas Day.

Best statistic: I have to be repetitive: This goes to Warren’s first-half shooting. He made 9 of 9 shots, including two three-pointers, en route to scoring 21 points.

Worst of the worst: This goes to the current state of the Sixers. The Sixers are on a three-game losing streak. As Richardson put it, they lack accountability and think all they need to do is show up to be in position to win a championship. Unless they change that mind-set, the Sixers could find themselves with a third consecutive second-round playoff exit.