Joel Embiid scored 41 points and the Philadelphia 76ers recovered after blowing a 14-point, first-half lead to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 120-110 for their third straight win.
set the tone with 26 points in the first half. Philadelphia's bench came up big in the late going.
"I was just trying to start off strong because what I’ve come to find out is that my energy kind of drives the whole team," Embiid said. "If I’m at least being aggressive offensively and defensively, my teammates are going to pick up no matter if I make shots or not." Tyrese Maxey added 22 points off the bench. Tobias Harris had 20 points as the 76ers closed out a Los Angeles sweep, having edged the Lakers by one point two nights earlier.
"I told the bench, ‘It’s very important we build this lead back,' and that's what we did," Maxey said. "Everybody is buying into their roles."
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