The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 128-113 for their fourth consecutive victory on Monday night.
Tyrese Maxey led the Sixers with 29 points with seven three pointers, Dominick Barlow added 26 points and 16 rebounds, and Joel Embiid had 24 points as he continues to gain full strength after a right ankle injury.
Philadelphia improved to 11-10 without Paul George, who is serving a 25-game suspension for violating the NBA’s anti-drug program.
On the other hand, Kawhi Leonard dropped 29 points for the Clippers, and Jordan Miller added 21 off the bench.
The Clippers were without James Harden, who missed his second straight game due to personal reasons, as coach Tyronn Lue said that Harden was at home in Phoenix.
Leonard had two dunks and a three-pointer in the fourth, but the Clippers could not put together a sustained run and finished the game on the bench.
Maxey, Barlow, and Embiid combined to score 22 points in the third when Philadelphia was outscored 34-28, but still led 100-87.
The Sixers led the entire matchup, going up by 23 points before settling for a 72-53 halftime advantage.
Los Angeles is 8-3 over its last 11 games as it tries to stay within range of making the play-in tournament.
Philadelphia visits Golden State on Tuesday to finish a back-to-back, while the Clippers host the Cavaliers on Wednesday.
