The Denver Nuggets pulled together a resilient road win vs. the Philadelphia 76ers depite having just nine healthy players in the rotation.

Bruce Brown scores 19 points, including the winning bucket in overtime, to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 125-124 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid reacts to being called for a goaltend as well as the team's overall play in the loss to the Denver Nuggets.

Joel Embiid led the way for the 76ers with 32 points and ten rebounds on 13-22 shooting. Typically, in a matchup between the Nuggets and 76ers, fans would be enjoying a battle between Embiid and Jokic, but the 76ers' MVP center still managed to keep up his end of the deal on Monday night.

The Denver Nuggets should be a good bit healthier against the Celtics after springing a massive upset over Philadelphia.

Joel Embiid had 32 points and 10 rebounds for the Sixers while Tyrese Maxey had 28 points, six rebounds, and six assists. Paul George had eight points, VJ Edgecombe had 17 points, nine assists, and eight rebounds, Quentin Grimes had 16 points and four rebounds, and Adem Bona had eight and six boards. Here are the player grades following the loss:

The Sixers' loss to a Nuggets team down all five starters is inexcusable. It's also a byproduct of the slog that is the 82-game regular season.

Joel Embiid is listed on the injury report as the Philadelphia 76ers are set to face the Denver Nuggets today.