Every time the 76ers walk onto the court these days, they’re almost certainly without two of their best players in Joel Embiid and Paul George. Losing that type of talent can be too much for some teams to overcome.

Here are the three biggest takeaways for the Philadelphia 76ers following their tough loss to the Boston Celtics after leading by as many as 26.

The Jackson-Lowry pairing fared much, much worse than in the first half (Jackson shot 2 for 9 overall) and the Celtics’ shooting night suddenly normalized. Hauser made two threes early in the fourth quarter and Nurse called timeout after a Tatum jumper trimmed Boston’s deficit to single digits. In a flash, the Sixers’ lead evaporated completely.