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LaVine, DeRozan lead Bulls past 76ers in double overtime
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 26 points, DeMar DeRozan had 25 and the Chicago Bulls defeated Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers 109-105 in double overtime Monday night to snap their eight-game winning streak. Nikola Vucevic added 21 points and 12 rebounds for the...
Embiid, Maxey net 31, 76ers top Pacers for 8th straight win
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey each scored 31 points and Tobias Harris added 24 as the Philadelphia 76ers routed the Indiana Pacers 141-121 on Saturday night to match their season high with an eighth consecutive victory. In a matchup of teams missing All-Stars —...
Embiid scores 38 in romp, 76ers rout Hornets 121-82
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Joel Embiid had 38 points and 13 rebounds in just 29 minutes, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Charlotte Hornets 121-82 on Friday night for their seventh straight victory. Embiid scored 12 points in each of the first two quarters before calling it an early...
Embiid scores 36, gets late call reversed in win over Cavs
CLEVELAND (AP) — Joel Embiid went from fouling out to staying in. Philadelphia's All-Star had 36 points and 18 rebounds and played the final 4:12 after a charging call for his sixth foul was overturned, leading the 76ers to their sixth straight victory, 118-109 over the Cleveland...
Embiid, Harden help 76ers cruise past Wizards 112-93
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 34 points, James Harden had 18 points and 14 assists and the Philadelphia 76ers cruised to a wire-to-wire 112-93 win over the fading Washington Wizards on Sunday night. Tobias Harris added 11 points and De'Anthony Melton 10 for the 76ers...
Embiid hits jumper to give 76ers comeback win over Blazers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid made a fade-away jumper from the foul line with 1.1 seconds left to give the Philadelphia 76ers a 120-119 comeback victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. Embiid scored 39 points, shaking off a double-team from Jusuf Nurkic and...
Embiid scores 39; Harden-less 76ers beat Wolves 117-94
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 39 points, Tyrese Maxey added 27 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 117-94 on Tuesday night, despite playing without star James Harden. Harden, the team’s second-leading scorer and NBA assist leader, was held out with...
Embiid scores 42, Sixers beat Pacers 147-143 without much D
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Joel Embiid kept making shots and James Harden kept finding open teammates. The combination was all but unstoppable. Embiid scored 42 points, Harden added 20 assists, 14 points and nine rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers broke open a close game...
76ers rally to win 133-130, snap Bucks' 16-game streak
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Nothing could faze the Philadelphia 76ers. Not the loss of two starters. Not an 18-point deficit late in the third quarter. Not even the fact they were facing the NBA's hottest team on the road. Joel Embiid made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 41.4 seconds...
Doncic scores 42, Irving 40 as Mavs outlast 76ers 133-126
DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving said after four losses in five games alongside Luka Doncic that he simply needed to join the party. This was quite the shindig. Doncic scored 42 points, Irving added 40 and the new All-Star pairing sparkled throughout the Dallas Mavericks'...
