Overview
- Philadelphia, which trailed by double digits Saturday in Charlotte, closed strong to win 118-114 and end the Hornets’ five-game run.
- Tyrese Maxey returned after 10 missed games with a right pinkie tendon injury and delivered 26 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.
- Joel Embiid and Paul George finished the comeback, with Embiid blocking a potential tying three in the final seconds and George hitting the go-ahead corner three.
- Coach Nick Nurse’s fourth-quarter switch to Andre Drummond stabilized the glass and cut off Charlotte’s second-chance looks.
- The win clinched the 2-1 season-series tiebreaker over Charlotte and moved the 76ers to 41-33 with a two-game cushion for the No. 7 spot.