Maxey leads 76ers past Lakers, surging Rockets hold off Hawks
Maxey leads 76ers past Lakers
Tyrese Maxey scored 43 points to lead the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers to a 118-104 NBA victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) as the surging Houston Rockets pulled off a tense 100-96 win over Atlanta.
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Tyrese Maxey scores 43 to lift 76ers past Lakers
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The Cleveland Cavaliers will still be without multiple key defensive players in their rematch against the Houston Rockets.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have lost back-to-back games for the first time since November, as they suffered a 132-129 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Friday night. That came two days after a 109-108 defeat at the hands of the Houston Rockets.
Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell led all scorers in this game with 37 points, but it was 76ers forward Paul George who led his team to victory with 30 points, five rebounds and three assists in 36 minutes of action. Appearing in his 29th game of the season, George raised his season scoring average to 17.4 points.
Jalen Green scored 12 of his 25 points in the third quarter and the Houston Rockets avoided a late collapse to beat the Atlanta Hawks 100-96 on Tuesda
Looking to end their road trip on a high note, the injury-riddled Cavs will be without superstar Evan Mobley in a matchup with the 76ers.
Paul George scored 30 points, shooting 6-of-11 on 3s, and Tyrese Maxey added 29 with seven assists. Instead of Joel Embiid, out with swelling in his left knee, Kelly Oubre Jr. played the third role with 22 points and 13 rebounds while Guerschon Yabusele scored 12 points with 13 rebounds, leading to a 132–129 win at the Wells Fargo Center.
SportsLine's model has simulated the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Philadelphia 76ers matchup 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Friday
The Cleveland Cavaliers head to Wells Fargo Center to face the Philadelphia 76ers in an Eastern Conference matchup. The Cavs are 36-7, which puts them in first place, and gives them the best record in the NBA. The Sixers are 15-27, which puts them in 11th place.
On Friday night in South Philly, the Philadelphia 76ers will host the Cleveland Cavaliers for their third matchup this season. The game will lack some key playe
Maxey has his foot on the pedal, putting up 27 first-half points on 8-13 shooting. Yabusele scored 12 and also had four rebounds and two steals, while Eric Gordon added 11, and Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 10. A big part of the turnaround is the exiting of Anthony Davis due to an abdominal injury. He will not return tonight.
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