Game Recap: Cleveland Cavaliers 112, Philadelphia 76ers 108
The Philadelphia 76ers were unable to hold off the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday and were defeated by a final score of 112-108 at the Wells Fargo Center.
The Philadelphia 76ers came close, but it wasn’t quite enough.
Despite leading for much of the game, the Sixers were defeated by the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday afternoon at the Wells Fargo Center and fell to the reigning NBA Champions by a final score of 112-108.
The Sixers actually led 81-77 after three quarters, but were unable to hold on, mainly due to Cleveland’s star point guard.
Kyrie Irving exploded for a game-best (and season-high) 39 points, including 19 in the fourth quarter, to pace the Cavs’ offense. He also grabbed four rebounds and dished out two assists.
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LeBron James was up to his usual tricks and notched a triple-double with 26 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds in a game-high 42 minutes of action. Kevin Love dropped 26 points with 11 rebounds and Tristan Thompson went for 12 points and 11 boards in the victory.
Joel Embiid was the Sixers’ top scorer with 22 points, including going 3-for-4 from 3-point range, to go along with 9 rebounds (tied for a team-high). Fellow center Jahlil Okafor scored 14 points on 7-for-11 shooting and tied Embiid with a 9 boards (a season-high for Okafor).
Ersan Ilyasova and Gerald Henderson both scored 13 points, Sergio Rodriguez scored 10 and led the Sixers with 7 assists and Nik Stauskas went 4-for-6 (2-for-4 3-pointers) from the floor to finish with 11 points. Dario Saric, who played just under 20 minutes, scored 10 points with four rebounds.
As a team, the Sixers out-rebounded the Cavaliers 37-32, but lost the turnover battle 16-9. Had the 76ers not turned the ball over as often as they did, it’s perceivable that they would have had a much better chance to win the game.
The loss dropped Philadelphia to 4-13 on the year, while Cleveland improved to 13-2.
Next up, the 76ers will travel north to play the Toronto Raptors on Monday night, with the tipoff slated for 7:30 p.m.
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