PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Trae Younger scored 37 factors and hit a number of key pictures within the fourth quarter because the Atlanta Hawks held on to beat the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers 127-121 on Friday evening.
Onyeke Okongwu added 21 factors and Saddiq Bey had 16 factors and 11 rebounds as Atlanta snapped a two-game skid.
Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 28 factors and Tobias Harris had 21 for Philadelphia, which has misplaced eight of its final 9 video games in a stretch by which the 76ers misplaced reigning NBA MVP Joel Embiid to a meniscus tear.
Buddy Hield and Cam Payne, acquired earlier than the commerce deadline on Thursday, every scored 20 factors of their Philadelphia debut.
Along with Embiid, the Sixers have been with out All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey (sickness), beginning ahead Nic Batum (left hamstring pressure), guard De’Anthony Melton (lumbar backbone stress reduction) and guard Robert Covington (left knee bone bruise) in opposition to the Hawks.
Atlanta used its 3-point capturing to construct a giant lead, going 16 for 31 from past the arc within the first three quarters for a seemingly secure 22-point lead.
Philadelphia minimize its deficit to 6 on a number of events. However, Younger repeatedly countered with a drive down the lane, capitalizing on Embiid’s absence.
Along with his game-high scoring whole, Younger completed with 12 assists.
Earlier than the sport, 76ers workforce president Daryl Morey expressed optimism that Embiid would return from his knee damage in time for a potential postseason run.
“We’re hopeful,” Morey mentioned three days after Embiid underwent surgical procedure on his left knee. “Suggestions has been extra good than dangerous since we first heard about what led to his process. So, we’re hopeful and we’re constructing the workforce to make it higher this 12 months. Clearly, it’s not at one hundred pc. However with Joel enjoying at an MVP degree, hopefully, he might get again to that. And it is a 12 months that now we have an actual shot.”
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Hawks: Host the Houston Rockets on Saturday.
76ers: On the Washington Wizards on Saturday.
