Indiana Pacers center Ivica Zubac got an x-ray on his left ankle, which came back negative, coach Rick Carlisle told me postgame. Carlisle said Zubac’s ankle is swollen and it’s unlikely he’ll play tomorrow night against the Milwaukee Bucks. Zubac left the arena on crutches.
Joel Embiid is OUT for tonight's game vs. Detroit. No surprise on the 2nd of a back-to-back
Joins Jabari Walker, Dominick Barlow and Tacko Fall as OUT for this one
LeBron James will return tonight!
Sixers finish off their 3-game homestand tonight at 7:30p against the Detroit Pistons!
No Jalen Duren for Detroit, LeBron and Joel Embiid TBD although I expect LeBron to play and Embiid to sit
Sixers trailed by 29 and won ...
- Biggest comeback win for LeBron
- Biggest Philly comeback/Cleveland blown lead of play-by-play era (since 1996-97)
- Cleveland was 155-0 since '96 in such games, Philly 0-156
- NBA teams had won 466 straight with 29-pt leads in regular season
Sixers first half:
18/44 from the field
4/15 from three
14 turnovers
LeBron: 5 points, 5 turnovers
Embiid: 9 points, 3/10 FG
JB: 4 points, 2/8 FG
Maxey: 15 points, 6/9 FG
Turnovers killing the Sixers, Donovan Mitchell with 22 first half points