Joel Embiid played through an ankle injury to push his 30-10 streak to 13 games, finishing with 31 points, 10 rebounds and one assist shy of a triple-double to lead the Sixers to a win Friday night. Tobias Harris and Tyrese Maxey each had 33 points for Philadelphia. Pascal Siakam led the Raptors with 31 points.
Darius Garland scored 32 points and Jarrett Allen added 26 in an overtime win over the 76ers in the NBA In-Season Tournament. The Cavaliers remained alive for the Eastern Conference s wild-card berth despite playing without three rotation players in Donovan Mitchell, Caris LeVert and Isaac Okoro due to injury.
NBA Standings 2021: Philadelphia 76ers Take Lead For Top Seed In East Over Brooklyn Nets
04/15/21 AT 10:25 AM
The race for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference might have been decided Wednesday night when the Philadelphia 76ers (38-17) defeated the Brooklyn Nets (37-18). Philadelphia moved one game ahead of Brooklyn for the top spot in the standings and earned the potential tiebreaker between the two rivals.
The Nets rested a healthy Kevin Durant in the 123-117 loss, choosing not to play their best player on the second night of a back-to-back. James Harden also didn’t suit up because of a hamstring injury.