Daily News | Joel Embiid’s 44 points anchors Sixers’ comeback win at Cleveland Cavaliers | Analysis
CLEVELAND — Joel Embiid collected the loose ball near the rim, laid the ball in through contact and pumped his arm in celebration.
The comeback win helped the Sixers officially clinch a top-6 playoff spot and keep pace in a competitive top of the Eastern Conference standings. They remained in fourth place but now have the identical record as the third-place Bucks and a half-game behind the second-place Boston Celtics . They entered the night 2 1/2 games behind the first-place Miami Heat , who played at the fifth-place Toronto Raptors Sunday night.
Embiid, who entered Sunday ranked third in the NBA in scoring at 30 points per game, feasted on a Cavaliers frontcourt that was missing All-Star big man Jarrett Allen and rookie of the year contender Evan Mobley.Harden pulled up from three as the first-half clock ticked down, held his follow-through as the ball bounced off the rim and then started walking toward the Sixers’ locker room.
Harden finally got another to fall in the third when he took a punch pass from Embiid for a three-pointer from the left wing. A driving layup early in the fourth put the Sixers up, 85-80. His driving floater with about a minute to play gave his team a 107-104 lead.They shot 30.8% from the floor, and allowed the Cavaliers to make more than half of their field goals and three-point attempts . They committed nine turnovers that the Cavaliers parlayed into 10 points.
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