That’s a pretty important lead to hold on to and bounce back.
The Sixers hung on this time, defeating the Phoenix Suns 109-103 Saturday night.
Joel Embiid led the way again with 33 points and nine rebounds going 9-of-19 from the floor. Tyrese Maxey, off a couple scoring bursts, put up 29 points and six assists shooting 8-of-21 from the field.
Kelly Oubre Jr. put up a much-needed 18 points on 6-of-14 shooting and got away with some shaky fouls late.VJ Edgecombe had a quiet scoring night putting up five points on four shots along with six rebounds and two assists while Dillon Brooks led the Suns with 28.
Here are some thoughts at the buzzer.