The Sixers started badly Tuesday night but rode Joel Embiid’s 42 points to a 117-107 win at Wells Fargo Center over the Pelicans. NoahLevick of NBCSPhilly has the recap:
Pelicans guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker posted 31 points and center Willy Hernangomez had a career-high 29.
Hernangomez’s 13 first-period points were a major factor, too. A top-of-the-key three-pointer from Hernangomez, who’d only tried three long balls this season before Tuesday, brought back memories ofA bench-heavy lineup that included Isaiah Joe, Charlie Brown Jr., Georges Niang and Andre Drummond did not help matters. The Sixers played tentative half-court offense and missed many of the open threes they did generate, beginning 3 for 13 from long range.
It’s excellent for the Sixers that Thybulle is available again, even though he didn’t have his usual offense-wrecking impact against New Orleans. He was the primary defender on Alexander-Walker, who looked far more comfortable firing jumpers than the average Thybulle opponent. Asked about his defensive approach against Embiid before the game, Pelicans head coach Willie Green joked that the key was not letting the big man catch the ball. There was lots of truth within the humor.
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