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Unable to pull a rabbit out of the hat this time, the Sixers were crushed 119-95 by the Cleveland Cavaliers Friday Night. They are 1-1 in NBA Cup action with a -19 point differential.
Joel Embiid had one of his worst games maybe ever, finishing with six points on 0-of-9 from the floor and seven rebounds. LeBron James had his worst outing as a Sixer, putting up eight points, shooting 3-of-12 from the field along with seven rebounds, three assists and six turnovers.
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Tyrese Maxey struggled for the second consecutive game, shooting 5-of-15 from the floor to put up 17 points and four assists. VJ Edgecombe kept the Sixers in as long as he could, going for 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting along with three rebounds and two assists.
Jaylen Brown was as much help as Edgedcombe had, scoring a team-high 20 points, shooting 9-of-19 from the field with five rebounds and five assists.
The Sixers were without Adem Bona while Cleveland was down Jarrett Allen.
Here are some thoughts at the buzzer.
First Quarter
Edgecombe opened the game creating a transition dunk with his speed. From there it was all Cavaliers for the first six minutes of the game. LeBron turned the ball over twice, both of which turned into transition baskets. The Sixers started the game 1-of-7 seven from the field — and committed — four turnovers, with only one of those attempts coming in the paint after Edgecombe’s dunk.
LeBron finally backed his way into the post for a layup that ended a 15-2 run to start the game, but on the other end they were having a hard time containing James Harden’s pick-and-roll. They gave up four offensive rebounds they were lucky only turned into two points.
After an 0-of-5 start that despite some declarations, did include a three-pointer, Embiid was finally able to draw a foul on Evan Mobley and get to the line. That didn’t do the trick as he missed his next two attempts, both from the paint.
A pair of threes from Maxey and Anfernee Simons gave the Sixers the faintest hint of a pulse. Simons was able to draw a foul attempting another three, and Maxey got into the paint and get a jumper to go through contact for an and-1….
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