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Tobias Harris scored 17, Shake Milton and Charles Bassey had 12
apiece and Georges Niang scored 11 for short-handed
Philadelphia.
The Sixers played their sixth straight game without Joel Embiid,
while Matisse Thybulle has sat for seven games. Both players
tested positive for COVID-19 and have been away from the team.
Nikola Jokic had 30 points and 10 rebounds, Will Barton scored
19 points and Monte Morris finished with 11 for the Nuggets.
Philadelphia led 58-52 at halftime and increased the margin to
11 points in the first few minutes of the third quarter. Denver
fought back to get within six again on a 3-pointer by Barton,
and Morris made it 66-61 with a layup.
But the Sixers responded to take control. Curry hit a bank shot
and Harris a 10-footer to stretch the lead to nine when Nuggets
coach Michael Malone was hit with two technical fouls and
ejected from the game with 6:04 left.
Curry made two free throws, Philadelphia hit a trio of
3-pointers and two jumpers by Harris completed a 19-3 run to
make it 85-65.
The Sixers extended the lead to 91-69 early in the fourth, but
Austin Rivers hit a corner 3-pointer and Morris made a driving
layup to cut the deficit to 17.
Curry hit a jumper out of a timeout, JaMychal Green answered
with a 3-pointer and Morris had a steal and layup to get within
93-79. Denver had a chance to get closer, but Aaron Gordon
missed a jumper and Philadelphia closed it out.
The Sixers took control in the second quarter. Curry hit a
3-pointer, Furkan Korkmaz had a layup, Milton hit another from
long range and Bassey converted a three-point play during an
11-0 run that put Philadelphia ahead 35-25.
Jokic's bucket broke the streak, but Curry and Korkmaz answered
with 3-pointers, and Niang's shot from behind the arc made it a
16-point game.
The Nuggets made a run to get within six at halftime.
--Field Level Media
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