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76ers Rally From 29 Down to Beat Cavaliers, 114–106
Tyrese Maxey and Donovan Mitchell each scored 32 points, but Philadelphia’s 15–0 fourth-quarter run turned a six-point deficit into a lead it kept.
Tyrese Maxey scored 32 points and Philadelphia overcame a 29-point deficit to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 114–106 on Thursday at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
The 76ers trailed 69–40 late in the second quarter and 69–45 at halftime. They cut the deficit to eight after three quarters, then outscored Cleveland 32–16 in the fourth.
Joel Embiid scored the first seven points of a 15–0 Philadelphia run after James Harden’s three had put Cleveland ahead 95–89. Embiid’s jumper with 6:54 remaining gave the 76ers their first lead, 96–95. Jaylen Brown followed with three baskets, and Maxey’s layup with 4:06 left extended the advantage to 104–95.
Cleveland closed within four twice, but Maxey’s basket with 1:03 left and Brown’s layup at 0:44 restored an eight-point Philadelphia lead. Maxey added two free throws with 32 seconds remaining.
Embiid finished with 24 points, Brown had 21, LeBron James 17 and VJ Edgecombe 11. Maxey made 12 of 23 field-goal attempts.
Donovan Mitchell matched Maxey’s 32 points and added 10 rebounds for Cleveland. Evan Mobley scored 18, Harden 16 and Jarrett Allen 14.
