Adrian Fedkiw
The Philadelphia 76ers have won two basketball games in a row. If they win again on Wednesday against the Memphis Grizzlies, they’ll be in the midst of a winning streak.
It’s been a while.
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Going up against Hassan Whiteside, Joel Embiid had 22 points and five rebounds and the Sixers defeated the Miami Heat 101-94 on Monday night at Wells Fargo Center.
Philadelphia hadn’t won two in a row since March 18-20 in 2015. It was the first time they put together consecutive wins in 108 games, an NBA record. Oh yeah, the Sixers are going streaking!
Embiid finished 7-of-13 from the floor and 7-of-9 from the foul line.
Going up against Whiteside, Embiid had 22 pts and 5 reb. He was 7/13 from the floor and 7/9 from the foul line. Here are the highlights. pic.twitter.com/sayziBld7X
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Jahlil Okafor, who had his minutes restriction rescinded, netted all 15 of his points in the second half.
Okafor with a sweet lefty finish on his take from the foul line @AdrianFedkiw pic.twitter.com/2mfU1tVHVa
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Jerryd Bayless made his Sixers debut after missing the first 13 games due to a wrist injury. He posted four points and five assists. Gerald Henderson added 19 points and Ersan Ilyasove poured in 10 points to go with 11 rebounds for Philadelphia, which was won four in a row at home and improved to 4-10 on the season.
Bayless with his first points as a Sixer with this right wing drive and layup @AdrianFedkiw pic.twitter.com/m34RkV75E2
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Whiteside still got his, however, for Miami, putting up 32 points and 13 boards.
The game was tied 91-91 with 3:38 left before the Sixers netted the next 10 points to put the game away. Embiid knocked down 5-of-6 foul shots and Robert Covington, who came into Monday’s game missing 27 of his last 31 shots, hit a key 3-pointer during the surge.
Covington knocks down the open right wing 3 to give the Sixers a 5-point lead @AdrianFedkiw pic.twitter.com/xONDzXwdRA
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The Sixers won despite the Heat pulling down 21 offensive rebounds.