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Embiid had been out with a dislocated ring
finger on his left hand and came out wearing No. 24 in memory of
Kobe Bryant, who tragically died in a helicopter crash on
Sunday. Embiid received permission from Bobby Jones, who
previously wore No. 24 and had his jersey retired.
Raul Neto scored 19 points, Ben Simmons added 17, Tobias Harris
contributed 14 and Al Horford had 12 points, 11 rebounds and
eight assists.
The Sixers improved to 22-2 at home.
D'Angelo Russell paced the Warriors with 28 points while Glenn
Robinson III added 20 and Marquese Chriss had 15. Alec Burks
scored 12 points and Draymond Green had nine points, nine
rebounds and 12 assists.
The Warriors have dropped 14 of their last 15.
The Sixers pulled out to a 59-54 lead at halftime, thanks in
large part to a surprising contribution off the bench from Neto
with 19 points. Simmons played only eight minutes since Neto was
playing at such a high level. Embiid had 13.
Russell paced the Warriors with 14, including three 3-pointers.
Green also kept the Warriors close with eight rebounds and eight
assists.
After the Warriors closed within 73-68 with 5:07 left in the
third, Sixers head coach Brett Brown was whistled for a
technical foul for arguing several non-foul calls. Another 7-0
run gave Golden State a two-point advantage at 75-73.
Burks knocked down a late trey and the Warriors trailed 86-82 at
the end of the third.
Philadelphia came out aggressive with seven quick points to open
the fourth and moved ahead 93-82. After an empty possession by
the Warriors, Embiid converted a jumper from the corner and was
fouled by Eric Paschall, but missed the free throw for a
13-point advantage.
Russell came back with a trey to cut the lead to 95-85, though
he missed a free throw for a potential four-point play. Damion
Lee then dropped in a 3-pointer from the wing and the deficit
was 95-88.
--Field Level Media
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