Skip to content
Sixers
Link copied to clipboard
Link copied to clipboard

Sixers podcast: Dissecting the loss to the Phoenix Suns

Ben Simmons and Josh Richardson need to play much better, regardless of whether Joel Embiid is on the floor.

Ben Simmons (25) was guarded by Suns center Aron Baynes this game. The All-Star point guard finished with six points on 2-for-8 shooting in the 76ers' first loss of the season.
Ben Simmons (25) was guarded by Suns center Aron Baynes this game. The All-Star point guard finished with six points on 2-for-8 shooting in the 76ers' first loss of the season.Read moreRoss D. Franklin / AP

PHOENIX — In the latest edition of Locked on Sixers, Keith Pompey says some things are tough to gauge about the loss in Phoenix because the 76ers were playing without Joel Embiid.

However, he does point out that guards Ben Simmons and Josh Richardson need to play much better, regardless of who’s on the floor. He also says the Sixers must find ways to keep Al Horford and Tobias Harris active, aggressive, and involved when Embiid plays.