Daily News | Sixers outlast Dallas Mavericks, 116-108, in return of Joel Embiid and James Harden
With his team trailing by seven points in Wednesday’s final minute, Luka Dončić got a step on Tobias Harris and attempted to float a driving layup over Joel Embiid. But the 76ers’ big man quickly closed the gap, then flew in from behind to swat the ball away at the rim.
De’Anthony Melton hit a corner three-pointer to put the Sixers up, 108-103 with 5 minutes, 43 seconds remaining, before a Tyrese Maxey bucket extended that lead to seven. After a deep three-pointer by Dončić cut the Sixers’ advantage to 111-108, Harris answered with a hook shot in the lane before Harden drew a foul and hit both free throws.
And after Dončić and fellow Dallas All-Star guard Kyrie Irving combined for 82 points in a win against the Sixers earlier this month, they shot a combined 17-of-37 from the floor to combine for 47 points Wednesday. After both players returned from their second-half rest, Harden found Embiid for a three-pointer that tied the score at 103. Embiid followed with a go-ahead jumper over JaVale McGee at the 6:15 mark. Harden later sank two free throws that gave the Sixers a 115-108 lead with 1:05 to play, before Embiid’s key block.
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