If there’s one trend this 27-game Sixers season seems to be that nothing lasts for long.

Only Joel Embiid suffered a broken sinus, was sidelined because of swelling in his left knee and was suspended for shoving a columnist in the Sixers locker room. He was sent off in a particularly surreal win over Spurs on Monday night.

The Sixers had two players behind at the start of the evening in Jared McCain (left lateral meniscus surgery) and Eric Gordon (oral surgery).

Five Sixers were out by the fourth quarter as Embiid was forced off and Andre Drummond (bruised left big toe) and KJ Martin (sore left foot) had their nights come to an early end. Drummond was ejected for the first time in the second quarter by referee Jenna Schroeder in a circus-like refereeing sequence and then called back to the court from the tunnel.

There was drama everywhere on Monday, and deeper details may not even be worth it. When Sixers head coach Nick Nurse was asked about the series’ themes before his team’s Game 6 playoff loss to the Knicks last year, he said, “I decided that nothing matters.”

Nihilistic or not, Nurse knows that the Sixers tend to lack consistency and normalcy.

“It seems like the weirdness of the season just keeps working its way into things,” he said after beating San Antonio to improve to 10-17 on the year.

“The last 10 or 12 games we’ve played pretty well in most of them. Whatever happens, we just keep going. In the end we lost three players. Joel, Drum and KJ were all out late in the game so we were obviously very small there. … We equalized the minutes of (Guerschon Yabusele) and (Victor Wembanyama) in the second half. That was sort of the only big man left. We almost went to (rookie center Adem Bona) a couple times, but they just got so small that we decided to stay small.”

Yabusele scored 17 points and rose to the occasion defensively against his 6-foot-2 teammate from France’s Olympic silver medal team.

“I would say playing against him for a month and a half this summer definitely helps,” he said. “I kind of know what he likes to do on the pitch and what he doesn’t like. I just tried to be physical and bother him as much as possible.”

The Sixers’ best player against the Spurs spoke in a froggy voice at the postgame press conference podium.

Tyrese Maxey played 41 minutes despite an illness and was not far from recording his second career triple-double in a month. He was outstanding on both ends in the final minutes and finished with 32 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and three steals.

“I came to the shoot and I just told KJ, ‘Dude, I feel terrible, but you know I’m here for the shoot, I’m here to film.’ And he was like, “Dude, you need to go home.” “You need to relax and come back later.” Maxey said. “And I came back and we won a game. That was the biggest focus tonight.”

Caleb Martin also played an important role in the second half on Monday, shooting three long-range shots for only the second time this season.

Among all the other news, it remains notable that Martin said last week that he had been frustrated by right shoulder pain and limited range of motion. The Sixers would be happy to see the versatile forward’s health continue to improve.

“He didn’t feel well again,” said the nurse. “I think with this (recent) break he’s got a bit more spring in his step; He also had a dunk in transition. He also fought like crazy. … I think that was probably his best game of the year.

“He looked really good on both ends and kind of figured out how to fit in and where to go. It was excellent to see. He worked really hard on his shooting mechanics… so it was nice to see that pay off.”

Whatever matters – and maybe it’s nothing, since everything is fleeting and has to change – the Sixers are 7-3 in their last 10 games after a terrible start.

“I think every win contributed,” Maxey said. “No matter who we play against, the main thing is to win. I think we’ve gotten better every night. The boys have gotten used to each other. You can tell that the camaraderie continues. It’s difficult, man. We had a lot of different players, a lot of different combinations. … I think we’re slowly but surely figuring it out, and we’re going out there and competing a lot harder, too.

“It means something to everyone. Of course we don’t like to lose, but there are a lot of competitive players out there who say, ‘Okay, we have to figure it out.’ And I think we’re slowly but surely figuring it out.”