Back tied with the Nets (36-17) at the top of the East for the Sixers, winners 117-93 Thunder Saturday night. Beaten by the Pelicans the day before, Joel Embiid (27 points at 10/17, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks) and his family, without Tobias Harris (knee), reacted well. Holder, Furkan Korkmaz, signed 20 points at 7/13 and 6 players in total finished at least 10 points.
The Thunder has recovered 2 players for the match: Darius Bazley (17 points, 9 rebounds), absent 4 games for a shoulder injury, and Lu there (15 points), back after 7 games missed for concussion protocol. Théo Maledon, author of a 3-point in the corner to end the 1st half (66-53 Sixers), finished 8 points behind in 3/11 and 5 assists in this 6th consecutive OKC loss. Alexey Pokusevsky left the game in the 1st quarter for pain in his right arm.
At 1/4 to start the game, Embiid finished his 1st half on a 6/6 for 21 points. Philadelphia (10 turnovers against 23 for OKC), ahead of 90-76 before playing the last quarter and ahead of up to 24 points, dominated the second half 51-40. French Jaylen Hoard signed 8 points to 3/6 off the bench for the Thunder.
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