PHILADELPHIA – Paul George scored 30 points, Tyrese Maxey had 29 and the undermanned Philadelphia 76ers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 132-129 on Friday night, ending a seven-game losing streak.
Cleveland lost its second straight and was tied for the NBA lead with Oklahoma City at 36-8. Philadelphia is 16-27.
Donovan Mitchell scored 37 points for Cleveland and Ty Jerome scored a career-best 33 and made all eight of his 3-point attempts.
Philadelphia star center Joel Embiid missed his 10th straight game with a left knee injury. He was also ruled out by coach Nick Nurse on Saturday night in Chicago.
Jerome's second straight 3-pointer gave Cleveland a 116-110 lead with 6:17 left, but the 76ers ran off with 13 consecutive points to climb to seven points. The Cavaliers had the ball with a chance to tie, but Jerome turned it over on an inbounds play.
Kelly Oubre Jr. added 22 points for the 76ers. Darius Garland had 26 for Cleveland.
Takeaways
Cavaliers: Cleveland showed it can be beaten from distance by a hot-shooting team.
76ers: Although not much has happened this season, Philadelphia has proven it can win against the league's top teams without Embiid.
Key moment
Eric Gordon hit a three-pointer for Philadelphia to make it 117-116, and capped a 13-0 run with another 2:58 to go to make it 123: 116.
Key statistics
The teams combined for 46 3-point shots.
Next
Both teams are back in action on Saturday evening. Cleveland hosts the Rockets on Wednesday night in a rematch from the Cavs' 109-108 loss in Houston. Philadelphia is in Chicago.
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