After the Cleveland Cavaliers were relatively healthy through the first half of the season, the Wine and Gold's injury report is stacking up. The latest injury came to Dean Wade, who banged knees with Tyrese Maxey during Cleveland's loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night.
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The Philadelphia 76ers paid a visit to the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night looking to pick up another win. The Sixers ended a 7-game losing skid on Friday with a shocking win over the Cleveland Cavaliers at home and were looking to keep things going on the road.
The Sixers beat the Cavaliers for their best win since defeating the Boston Celtics on Christmas Day. Cleveland, at 36-8, are tied with the Oklahoma City Thunder for the best record in basketball.
Over at FedExForum, the Memphis Grizzlies thumped the New Orleans Pelicans 139-126 for their fifth straight victory. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Tyrese Maxey explains why the Philadelphia 76ers can turn their season around and make a playoff push despite their sluggish start in this one-on-one interview.
The Sixers had even fewer bodies by the end of their Saturday night contest against the Bulls than they did when they entered The Windy City.
Paul George scored 30 points, Tyrese Maxey had 29 and the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 132-129 on Friday night to end a seven-game losing streak.
Paul George and Tyrese Maxey combined for 59 points as the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 132-129 upset of the league-leading Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. George rattled in six three-pointers on his way to a 30-point haul while point guard Maxey finished with 29 points to set up a badly needed victory for the struggling Sixers.
Tyrese Maxey and Darius Garland, two of the top young point guards in the Eastern Conference, faced off on Friday night. The Sixers snapped their seven-game losing streak in the most impressive way possible, outlasting the Cavaliers and their NBA-best record Friday night 132-129.
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