The Sixers held a 12-point lead in the first half, but were unable to sustain it as the Blazers took control after halftime to earn the win. While the loss is, obviously, a big one, the Sixers did lose another star to injury.

Maxey, who finished with five points on 2-for-13 shooting, took a hard fall after a layup attempt in the third quarter and never returned. Paul George and Kelly Oubre Jr. also missed Monday's game.

Tyrese Maxey left with a back contusion midway through the third quarter of Monday night’s 119-102 loss to Portland, a game that the 76ers began with three starters injured. Anfernee Simons scored 34 points,