Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris scored 24 points apiece as the Sixers bounced back from a loss. Harden had 12 points and 14 assists.
Sixers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. goes up for a basket past Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard during the first half in Los Angeles.LOS ANGELES — The game film confirmed what Nick Nurse had believed after a disheartening loss Friday at the Lakers. The 76ers had generated great offense. The shots simply would not fall.
Sunday afternoon, they did. The Sixers built an early 17-point lead, held off the Clippers’ second-half charge, then pulled away in the final frame to clinch a much-needed 121-107 victory atHarden, who finished with 12 points and 14 assists Sunday, was traded to the Clippers on Nov. 1 after a tumultuous end to his Sixers tenure that lasted parts of three seasons.
And coming quickly is Harden’s return to Philly on Wednesday, after the Sixers finish this four-game Western Conference road trip Monday night at the Sacramento Kings.Sunday’s win also at least temporarily moved the Sixers into seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings. They entered the day with the same record as the Miami Heat , and 1½ games behind the sixth-place Indiana Pacers to build a 41-29 lead at the end of the first.
Sunday marked the return to Los Angeles for Nico Batum and KJ Martin, who were acquired by the Sixers in the blockbuster deal. Batum was active but did not play, likely on a pseudo rest day ahead of Monday’s second half of a back-to-back. Martin finished with eight points on 4-of-6 shooting and four assists. Robert Covington, who was also part of that trade, did not make the trip with the Sixers while continuing to rehab the knee bone bruise that has kept him out for nearly three months.
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