The Oklahoma City Thunder avoided a letdown with a 118-102 win over the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers. It was a crawl to the finish line for OKC in an otherwise strong four-game East Coast road trip.

Here are the three biggest takeaways for the Philadelphia 76ers following a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.

With just nine active players Tuesday night, the Sixers lost their third straight game and have lost six of their last eight. Two-way player Justin Edwards led the Sixers with 25 points.

The Philadelphia 76ers played without their All-Star trio of Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey in a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night.

It's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night at Wells Fargo Center.

It's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night at Wells Fargo Center.