Joel Embiid, Sixers Snap Clippers' 7-Game Winning Streak
Joel Embiid had 36 points and 14 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Clippers 106-103 on Friday night,
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Joel Embiid had 36 points and 14 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Clippers 106-103 on Friday night,
In an interview with the magazine, Simmons said that he "genuinely thinks this is the year" for the Sixers to end their title drought.
The Sixers (38-17) moved into first place in the Eastern Conference and hold the tiebreaker in a game played without James Harden, Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin and LaMarcus Aldridge.
Philadelphia took a half-game lead atop the Eastern Conference over the Nets, whose game at Minnesota was called off because of the shooting death of a Black man by police in the Minneapolis area.
Embiid had 27 points and nine rebounds and the Sixers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-93 on Saturday night.
Philadelphia, which missed an opportunity to tie Brooklyn for the best record in the Eastern Conference, tied a season low with 94 points.
Joel Embiid scored 35 points and the Philadelphia 76ers rolled to a 106-96 win over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night.
Grayson Allen had 11 of his 15 points during a game-changing third quarter, lifting the Memphis Grizzlies to a 116-100 victory Sunday night over the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers, who were without All-Star center Joel Embiid.
The Sixers went 4-2 on their trip as they wait for Embiid to get back from a knee injury.
The Nuggets raced out to a 25-point lead on their way to a 104-95 win over the slow-starting 76ers on Tuesday night.
Danny Green hit eight 3-pointers and scored 28 points against his former team, and the Philadelphia 76ers weathered Los Angeles' late rally for their fourth straight victory, 109-101 over the slumping Lakers on Thursday night.
The Sixers acquired veteran point guard George Hill from the Thunder in a three-team trade.
Green isn't forgetting about the college he won an NCAA title with 12 years ago.
Philadelphia improved to 30-13 with its eighth win in its last 10 games.
Tobias Harris scored 23 of his 29 points in the first half and fell just short of a triple-double in the Sixers' 129-105 win Saturday night.
Tobias Harris scored 19 points and Danny Green added 18 for Philadelphia, which had its six-game winning streak snapped
He scored seven straight points, including the tying bucket from 3-feet out and a go-ahead layup that made it 96-92. He then walked off the court yelling "I'm an All-Star!"
The Sixers beat the beating the San Antonio Spurs 134-99 on Sunday night in their first game without Joel Embiid.
Sixers fans were back at Wells Fargo Center on Sunday for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Three thousand fans will be allowed inside Wells Fargo Center Sunday separated by at least six feet in the stands.
Embiid landed awkwardly on his left leg, his knee joint appearing to bend slightly forward. He laid on the floor for several minutes, and a stretcher was briefly brought onto the court, but the center eventually limped off under his own power.
What Embiid has done through the All-Star break has made him the betting +200 MVP favorite.
Sunday will be just four days shy of an entire year since Wells Fargo Center last welcomed fans.
Joel Embiid had 40 points and 19 rebounds and hit a tying 3-pointer late in regulation.
