Field Level Media
18 Mar 2023, 11:40 GMT+10
Joel Embiid poured in 38 points and rested in the fourth quarter as the visiting Philadelphia 76ers won their seventh game in a row by blowing out the Charlotte Hornets 121-82 on Friday night.
Embiid shot 16-for-21 from the field and delivered five assists. He had compiled all of his 38 points with more than two minutes remaining in the third quarter.
Tobias Harris supplied 18 points, Tyrese Maxey had 13 points, Shake Milton notched 12 points and James Harden added 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for a triple-double for the 76ers (47-22).
Charlotte scored only 15 points in the fourth quarter against Philadelphia backups.
Terry Rozier's 14 points, P.J. Washington's 12 points and Kelly Oubre Jr.'s 11 points led Charlotte. The Hornets (22-50) -- who lost their fourth game in a row and are in danger of going winless on a five-game homestand that wraps up Monday night -- also got 10 points from reserve Kai Jones.
The Hornets, playing again without injured center Mark Williams, had no answer for Embiid. The 76ers' big man had 53 points against Charlotte in a December meeting.
Philadelphia was dominant in the lane, holding a 62-35 rebounding advantage.
Embiid had 13 rebounds and Paul Reed added 10 off the bench.
There were other problems for the Hornets, who shot 5-for-35 on 3-pointers. Oubre, who often lights it up from long range, was 0-for-6 from deep, and Rozier went 2-for-11 on 3s.
The 76ers, who shot 50 percent from the field for the game, led 66-54 at halftime, and then scored the first 11 points of the second half. Philadelphia continued the trend by posting the first 13 points of the fourth quarter.
Philadelphia's lead was just 31-29 through the first quarter and the Hornets went up 40-39 before the 76ers took control. Embiid had eight points in the last 3 1/2 minutes of the second quarter.
--Field Level Media
Get a daily dose of Baton Rouge Post news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Baton Rouge Post.
More InformationNEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks extended their rally on Friday despite remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell ...
MOSCOW, Russia: Russia's trade in oil with India, one of the most lucrative oil trade routes since the imposition of ...
LONDON - Health experts and tobacco campaigners have strongly criticized New Zealand's decision to repeal laws that aimed to ban ...
NEW YORK, New York - The Dow Jones index was the standout on U.S. financial markets on Thursday with a ...
WASHINGTON D.C.: Despite the ongoing economic uncertainty, major discounts during the Thanksgiving weekend enticed U.S. shoppers, who spent some US$38 ...
BANGKOK, Thailand: This week, Thailand's Deputy Finance Minister Krisada Chinavicharana said after a weaker-than-expected third quarter, the country will downgrade ...
VERMONT, USA - An Irish-Palestinian-U.S. citizen was among three university students of Palestinian descent injured in a shooting on Saturday ...
DUBAI, UAE: On November 24, countries participating in a five-day conference hosted by the International Civil Aviation Organization in Dubai ...
Israeli warplanes pounded the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Friday after talks to extend a week-old truce collapsed at daybreak. The ...
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed at Delhi airport on Friday late night after a ...
Fighting can?t go on for months, Secretary of State Blinken has reportedly saidIsrael lacks "credit" to keep the fight against ...
Argentine President-elect Javier Milei's foreign minister-designee has announced that Argentina will not be joining BRICS, an international grouping of countries ...