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Short-handed 76ers beat Cavaliers 132-129 to end 7-game losing streak
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Paul George scored 30 points, Tyrese Maxey had 29 and the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 132-129 on Friday night to end a seven-game losing streak.
Cleveland lost its second straight to drop into a tie for the NBA lead with Oklahoma City at 36-8. Philadelphia is 16-27.
Donovan Mitchell scored 37 points for Cleveland, and Ty Jerome had a career-high 33, making all eight of his 3-point tries.
Philadelphia star center Joel Embiid missed his 10th straight game because of a left knee injury. He also was ruled out by coach Nick Nurse at Chicago on Saturday night.
Jerome’s second straight 3-pointer put Cleveland up 116-110 with 6:17 remaining, but the 76ers ran off 13 consecutive points to go up seven. The Cavaliers had the ball with a chance to tie it, but Jerome turned it over on an inbounds play.
Kelly Oubre Jr. added 22 points for the 76ers. Darius Garland had 26 for Cleveland.
Cavaliers: Cleveland showed it can be beaten by a hot-shooting team from the perimeter.
76ers: Though it hasn’t happened much this season, Philadelphia proved it can win against the league’s top teams without Embiid.
Eric Gordon hit a go-ahead 3-pointer for Philadelphia that made it 117-116, and capped a 13-0 run over 2:58 with another 3 with 3:19 to play to make it 123-116.
The teams combined for 46 3-pointers.
Both teams are back in action Saturday night. Cleveland hosts the Rockets in a rematch of the Cavs' 109-108 loss at Houston on Wednesday night. Philadelphia is at Chicago.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jarrett Allen vs. Guerschon Yabusele (Donovan Mitchell gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 |  | Jarrett Allen misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 11:36 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 | | +3 | Guerschon Yabusele makes three point jump shot (Eric Gordon assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:11 | | Guerschon Yabusele blocks Donovan Mitchell's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:09 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | Jump ball. Donovan Mitchell vs. Guerschon Yabusele (Max Strus gains possession) | ||
| 11:02 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Max Strus assists) | 3-3 |
| 10:43 | | Paul George offensive foul (Charge) (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 10:43 | | Paul George turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:31 | | Max Strus misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:29 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | Eric Gordon turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:12 | | Dean Wade misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:11 | | Guerschon Yabusele defensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point running pullup jump shot (Eric Gordon assists) | 3-6 |
| 9:48 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Tyrese Maxey steals) | ||
| 9:43 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:41 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Guerschon Yabusele shooting foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 9:38 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-6 |
| 9:38 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-6 |
| 9:26 | | Paul George turnover (bad pass) (Darius Garland steals) | ||
| 9:24 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point running finger roll layup | 7-6 |
| 9:24 | | Paul George defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 9:02 | | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 7-8 |
| 8:40 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:38 | | Max Strus offensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | +3 | Max Strus makes three point turnaround jump shot | 10-8 |
| 8:20 | | Paul George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:19 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:02 | | Dean Wade offensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | +2 | Dean Wade makes two point tip layup | 12-8 |
| 7:34 | | +2 | Eric Gordon makes two point driving floating jump shot (Guerschon Yabusele assists) | 12-10 |
| 7:23 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 14-10 |
| 7:13 | | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point stepback jump shot | 14-13 |
| 6:55 | | Darius Garland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:54 | | 76ers defensive rebound | ||
| 6:54 | | 76ers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:39 | | Paul George misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:36 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | Max Strus misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 6:30 | | Guerschon Yabusele defensive rebound | ||
| 6:22 | | Tyrese Maxey turnover (lost ball) (Ty Jerome steals) | ||
| 6:10 | | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point jump shot (Ty Jerome assists) | 17-13 |
| 5:45 | | +3 | Paul George makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 17-16 |
| 5:38 | | Tyrese Maxey blocks Darius Garland's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:36 | | Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | Georges Niang shooting foul (Kelly Oubre Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:31 | | +1 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-17 |
| 5:31 | | +1 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-18 |
| 5:20 | | +3 | Ty Jerome makes three point stepback jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 20-18 |
| 5:03 | | Tyrese Maxey misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:02 | | Adem Bona offensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | +2 | Adem Bona makes two point tip dunk | 20-20 |
| 4:45 | | Georges Niang turnover (lost ball) (Tyrese Maxey steals) | ||
| 4:38 | | Paul George misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:25 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving layup | 22-20 |
| 4:09 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point driving layup (Paul George assists) | 22-22 |
| 4:09 | | Georges Niang shooting foul (Kelly Oubre Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:09 | | +1 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-23 |
| 3:53 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:49 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. flagrant 1 (Sam Merrill draws the foul) | ||
| 3:45 | | +1 | Sam Merrill makes flagrant free throw 1 of 3 | 23-23 |
| 3:45 | | +1 | Sam Merrill makes flagrant free throw 2 of 3 | 24-23 |
| 3:41 | | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 28-23 |
| 3:15 | | Tyrese Maxey misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:14 | | Justin Edwards offensive rebound | ||
| 3:13 | | Justin Edwards misses two point putback layup | ||
| 3:12 | | Justin Edwards offensive rebound | ||
| 3:11 | | Tristan Thompson shooting foul (Justin Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 3:11 | | +1 | Justin Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-24 |
| 3:11 | | Justin Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:09 | | Tristan Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 31-24 |
| 2:41 | | Eric Gordon misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 2:38 | | Justin Edwards offensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | +3 | Justin Edwards makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 31-27 |
| 2:22 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Adem Bona steals) | ||
| 2:15 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:03 | | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point pullup jump shot | 31-30 |
| 1:50 | | +2 | Georges Niang makes two point driving floating jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 33-30 |
| 1:34 | | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 33-33 |
| 1:17 | | Georges Niang misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:16 | | Adem Bona defensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | +3 | Justin Edwards makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 33-36 |
| 0:50 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:47 | | Tristan Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:46 | | Tristan Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Kelly Oubre Jr. steals) | ||
| 0:36 | | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point driving finger roll layup | 33-38 |
| 0:27 | | Ty Jerome turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:08 | | Cavaliers technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 0:08 | | +1 | Tyrese Maxey makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 33-39 |
| 0:04 | | Tyrese Maxey misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Tristan Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Paul George misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 11:35 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point stepback jump shot | 36-39 |
| 11:25 | | Georges Niang personal foul (Paul George draws the foul) | ||
| 11:13 | | Paul George turnover (lost ball) (Ty Jerome steals) | ||
| 10:57 | | +3 | Ty Jerome makes three point pullup jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 39-39 |
| 10:34 | | +3 | Guerschon Yabusele makes three point jump shot (Paul George assists) | 39-42 |
| 10:25 | | Tristan Thompson offensive foul (Paul George draws the foul) | ||
| 10:25 | | Tristan Thompson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:04 | | Paul George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point pullup jump shot | 42-42 |
| 9:35 | | Justin Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:33 | | Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:24 | | Paul George defensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | Guerschon Yabusele turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Mitchell steals) | ||
| 9:12 | | Sam Merrill misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:11 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | Justin Edwards personal foul (Loose ball) (Jaylon Tyson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:05 | | Paul George personal foul (Sam Merrill draws the foul) | ||
| 8:55 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Justin Edwards steals) | ||
| 8:50 | | Tristan Thompson blocks Eric Gordon's two point running layup | ||
| 8:48 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | Eric Gordon misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | Justin Edwards shooting foul (Ty Jerome draws the foul) | ||
| 8:20 | | +1 | Ty Jerome makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-42 |
| 8:20 | | +1 | Ty Jerome makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-42 |
| 8:07 | | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point jump shot (Jeff Dowtin Jr. assists) | 44-45 |
| 7:47 | | Dean Wade misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:45 | | 76ers defensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | Paul George turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:16 | | Darius Garland turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:16 | | 76ers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:02 | | +2 | Paul George makes two point cutting dunk (Kelly Oubre Jr. assists) | 44-47 |
| 6:48 | | Jeff Dowtin Jr. blocks Darius Garland's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:46 | | Guerschon Yabusele defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | +2 | Paul George makes two point running layup (Guerschon Yabusele assists) | 44-49 |
| 6:43 | | Jaylon Tyson defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 6:24 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving finger roll layup (Dean Wade assists) | 46-49 |
| 5:57 | | Guerschon Yabusele misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | Guerschon Yabusele personal foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 5:39 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point turnaround hook shot (Dean Wade assists) | 48-49 |
| 5:17 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:14 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 5:03 | | Darius Garland misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:01 | | 76ers defensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | Tyrese Maxey turnover (bad pass) (Dean Wade steals) | ||
| 4:41 | | Tyrese Maxey shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 4:41 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-49 |
| 4:41 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 50-49 |
| 4:23 | | +2 | Paul George makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 50-51 |
| 4:12 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving floating jump shot | 52-51 |
| 3:54 | | Jarrett Allen blocks Kelly Oubre Jr.'s two point driving layup | ||
| 3:53 | | Justin Edwards offensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | Justin Edwards turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:40 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:37 | | Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | +3 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Justin Edwards assists) | 52-54 |
| 3:10 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point layup | ||
| 3:08 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 |