Jared McCain had a career-high 27 points as the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 107-105 overtime win over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night.
The Sixers first-round draft pick out of Duke had 23 points in the second half and overtime was 9 for 15 from the floor.Guerschon Yabusele finished with his career high of 20 points for Philadelphia , which has yet to win a game in regulation. Paul George added 15 points and nine assists, but did not play any of the overtime period after tallying 33 minutes in his fourth game back from a bone bruise.Lamelo Ball finished with 38 points in the losing effort for Charlotte .
Hornets: The Hornets shot 14 of 54 from the 3-point arc and had several sloppy possessions, often forced to take long shots with the shot clock running out.76ers: Without Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey , Philadelphia’s offensive burden fell on McCain and Yabusele, who are promising but still young in their NBA careers.The Sixers only had two field goals in the overtime period, but shot 6 of 8 from the foul line to nail the game down.
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