ICYMI: With James Harden and Joel Embiid sitting, the Sixers improbably came back for a 129-127 win Saturday night in Sacramento, completing a 5-0 West Coast trip.
Tyrese Maxey was the Sixers' top scorer with 32 points. Five of his teammates posted between 14 and 17 points.
The Sixers were frustrated by fouls, too. P.J. Tucker, Tobias Harris and Melton each picked up three in the first half. Those stoppages also limited Maxey and the Sixers’ ability to play in transition. The absence of Harden’s regular excellence on hit-ahead passes was quite noticeable, as well. Meanwhile, the Sixers opened 2 for 11 from three. Their long-range luck was bound to improve, though. After replacing Melton with 54.1 seconds to go in the second, Danuel House Jr. found himself responsible for the first half’s final shot. He beat the buzzer with a banked-in three from 30-plus feet out, cutting the Sixers’ deficit to 74-64.
The Sixers went up 95-94 on a tough Maxey lay-in and kept rolling late in the third. House made a far more conventional three and the Sixers built a lead as high as 11 points early in the fourth.The Sixers' fourth quarter wasn't at all pristine, but the team continued to show the resilience and depth necessary to win undermanned games.
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