The Sixers fought back Thursday night and earned a 110-105 win at Wells Fargo Center over the Grizzlies for their fifth straight victory. NoahLevick of NBCSPhilly has the recap.
The Sixers will host the Eastern Conference-leading, 43-17 Celtics on Saturday night. Here are observations on their victory over Memphis:The Sixers began a bit sloppily, although their miscues in the first few minutes looked like typical post-All-Star rust. Harden threw a pass from around mid-court that almost went in the hoop and the team was generally indecisive in its half-court offense.
The Sixers as a team only scored 22 points in the first. Embiid and Rivers were both noticeably frustrated with how Maxey ran a half-court set late in the quarter. Embiid missed a jumper from the nail, then conceded a floater to Xavier Tillman. Embiid finally scored from the floor with a driving dunk on the Sixers’ ensuing possession … and Bane answered swiftly with another three.
Harden at least got the Sixers into halftime with a chance at a comeback win. He moved past Sixers great Allen Iverson for 26th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with a long-range jumper and also assisted a Harris three during an 8-0 Sixers run. Ray Allen, Patrick Ewing, Jerry West and Reggie Miller are the
Melton’s exit invited the Grizzlies to center their offense around Morant. When Embiid came up to defend a Morant-Tillman pick-and-roll, Santi Aldama smartly slipped behind him on the baseline and finished off a Morant lob. Maxey also had a tough time offensively, dropping to 2 for 11 from the floor when a corner three try went in and out. The 22-year-old was persistent, though, and he scored two driving buckets late in the third quarter.
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