That included the only loss during the last six Monday night at Memphis when the 76ers were up by 15 in the third quarter before falling 105-101.
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The Over/Under (O/U) for the game opened at 213 points with Oklahoma City set as a 4-point favorite.
Wall was selected to his fifth All-Star team as a reserve on Tuesday despite missing a total of nine games in late November and early December with the sore knee. Covington had his hands full guarding the Thunder standouts and made just 3 of 11 shots in scoring 11 points.
The Philadelphia 76ers have exercised extreme caution with injury-prone center Joel Embiid, but the young superstar finally has a chance to move forward in his National Basketball Association career. The Thunder beat the Wizards in Oklahoma City on Thursday, 121-112.
Roberson, in his fifth National Basketball Association season, came in averaging 5.0 points per game.
The 24-year-old formed a lethal combination with guard Russell Westbrook, running a relentless pick n roll game on his way to his 17th double-double of the season with 20 points and 13 rebounds on an ultra-efficient 10 of 11 field goals.
That game was in Philadelphia.
76ers: Embiid picked up his third foul with 8:34 left in the second quarter and the 76ers up 37-36, but he played the rest of the half.
The 76ers are 46-20-1 ATS in their last 67 vs. “I feel like I’ve done the right things and if these guys want to win, I feel like I should play and I’m ready to play”.
Marjanovic, in particular, was a handful for the Thunder with both Steven Adams and Patrick Patterson unable to do much when defending him under the basket.
“Obviously, we’re frustrated as a team, just like we were frustrated last game when we lost”, Harris said.
Embiid finished with 27 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks for the 76ers, making 10 of his 16 shots, and three of four three-pointers, with an array of power dunks and silky jumpers that underlined his status as one of the most offensively skilful true centres in the game.
The procedure was performed by Dr. Carlan Yates of the McBride Orthopedic Hospital in Oklahoma City. The Thunder had 18 offensive rebounds and 60 total rebounds, while the 76ers had seven and 50, respectively.
A group of five Detroit backups helped cut the deficit to nine around the midway point of the fourth, but Oklahoma City was able to hold on. The Thunder are 7-0 when George scores at least 30 points and 11-4 when he scores at least 25.
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Patterson didn’t return to the game until 6:25 in the third quarter, as he dealt with a bloody nose. The remnants of Andre Roberson’s season-ending injury showed in the Thunder’s play.
