Daily News | Harden’s triple-double, Embiid’s inside work power the 76ers over the Knicks, 125-109
NEW YORK — Two games against so-so, at-best teams are far from a defining body of work. However, James Harden’s effect on the 76ers is undeniable.
Tobias Harris, however, had his second consecutive poor-shooting performance. The standout power forward missed his first six shots before making three late fourth-quarter baskets. He finished with 12 points on 3-for-9 shooting. The first non-Harden contributed basket came on Maxey’s transition basket to give the Sixers a 15-13 advantage with 7:52 left in the quarter.
Embiid , Maxey , and Harden all had big second quarters. But the key stretch came during the 16-5 run. “He had great shots,” Rivers said. “Listen, we are in the win business. We don’t try to keep everybody happy, because if that’s true we’d be in the loss business.