The Philadelphia 76ers (15-25) started a road trip by squaring off with the Indiana Pacers (24-19). The Sixers’ performance wasn’t great but they found themselves in a tough ride and held on to make this game close until the final few minutes.

Here are the three biggest takeaways for the Philadelphia 76ers following a road loss to the Indiana Pacers on Saturday.

Unorthodox lineups and the loss of starters due to injury have the Sixers reeling in the midst of a road trip.

Indiana held Philadelphia without a basket over the final 3:10 as it extended a six-point lead to 13. Forcing 17 turnovers certainly helped the 76ers. Getting outrebounded 50-32 against a team still improving on the glass did not. Pacers: Travel to Paris for two games against San Antonio, the first on Thursday.

While the Sixers can be a dangerous team when healthy, injuries have led to a lack of chemistry. They have used 24 different starting lineups through their first 39 games.

Pascal Siakam scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, and Myles Turner added 18 points and 11 rebounds to help the Indiana Pacers beat the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 115-102 on Saturday night.

Tyrese Maxey and the Sixers avoided an embarrassing ... The Sixers will get the next two days off before hitting the road to face the Indiana Pacers on Saturday.

Maxey (hand) finished Wednesday's 125-119 overtime loss to the Knicks with 33 points (13-32 FG, 2-9 3Pt, 5-5 FT), six rebounds, six assists, one block and one steal over 46 minutes. It was a fifth straight game with at least 29 points for Maxey,

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Indiana Pacers fans are closely watching Tyrese Haliburton's health as they face the Philadelphia 76ers. Haliburton has been pivotal, averaging 17.7 points, 8.8 assists, and 2.7 three-pointers over the last 20 games.

Philadelphia comes into the matchup with Indiana as losers of four in a row. The teams square off Saturday for the first time this season.

Indiana has won two straight and eight of nine and is fifth in the Eastern Conference standings. Tyrese Maxey led the Sixers with 28 points on a night Philadelphia was missing five key players — including Joel Embiid, Paul George and Kyle Lowry ...