Joel Embiid set a new franchise record for consecutive 30-point games Saturday night and the Sixers won their eighth straight game, earning a 141-121 victory over the Pacers, NBCSPhilly reports.
On the second night of a back-to-back, the 48-22 Sixers were down James Harden and P.J. Tucker . Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton, Bennedict Mathurin and Chris Duarte sat out with injuries.Melton a stellar replacement starter
Sixers head coach Doc Rivers called timeout and his team immediately hit Indiana with a 14-0 run. That spurt included threes by Maxey, House and Harris, as well as a coast-to-coast Melton layup. The Sixers’ defense improved plenty, too. House did solid work on a possession against Turner in the post, forcing a well-contested miss, and Melton picked T.J. McConnell’s pocket twice. The 24-year-old turned the second theft into a buzzer-beating dunk that put the Sixers up 34-24.
Harris, Shake Milton and Georges Niang also produced efficient offense during a 38-point second quarter for the Sixers. However, the team’s defense expectedly declined with Embiid on the bench. Paul Reed got two quick fouls, leading to Dewayne Dedmon’s first stint in the rotation since the Sixers signed him over a month ago; the 33-year-old played a little under three second-quarter minutes. Reed had a swell time in the fourth and finished with 10 points on 5-for-6 shooting.
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