Joel Embiid and James Harden failed against the New York Knicks in the Philadelphia 76ers’ 119-112 win Sunday at Madison Square Garden.
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Embiid finished the game with 35 points. His teammate James Harden also looked very comfortable playing on Christmas Day as he finished with 29 points and 13 assists.
However, the New Yorkers had picked up a good rhythm from the beginning of the game, taking the lead by fifteen points at the end of the first quarter. They led most of the game, escaping the lead just twice. Late in the game, however, the Knicks had some difficulty making their chances come true. That was enough for Pennsylvania State to take advantage of this lack of opportunism to finally take the lead midway through the fourth quarter. Visitors never looked back.
Julius Randle played a strong game finishing with 35 points, but it wasn’t enough.
LeBron James powerless against the Mavericks
Despite a 38-point performance by LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers lost 124-115 to the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center
The second best tally of the leader of the Californian team won’t be enough. Coincidentally, the guests led until the middle of the third quarter. However, they were up against a collective that had the upper hand. In the Texas lineup, Luka Doncic, Christian Wood, son of Tim Hardaway finished with a harvest of 32, 30 and 26 points, respectively,
The teammate with the most points after James managed just 17 points.
The home team had 18 shots from center to just nine for the visitors, a stat that made the difference at the end of the game.
