Cleveland Cavaliers at Philadelphia 76ers
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Short-handed 76ers beat Cavaliers 132-129 to end 7-game losing streak
Cleveland lost its second straight to drop into a tie for the NBA lead with Oklahoma City at 36-8. Philadelphia is 16-27.
Donovan Mitchell scored 37 points for Cleveland, and Ty Jerome had a career-high 33, making all eight of his 3-point tries.
Philadelphia star center Joel Embiid missed his 10th straight game because of a left knee injury. He also was ruled out by coach Nick Nurse at Chicago on Saturday night.
Jerome’s second straight 3-pointer put Cleveland up 116-110 with 6:17 remaining, but the 76ers ran off 13 consecutive points to go up seven. The Cavaliers had the ball with a chance to tie it, but Jerome turned it over on an inbounds play.
Kelly Oubre Jr. added 22 points for the 76ers. Darius Garland had 26 for Cleveland.
76ers: Though it hasn’t happened much this season, Philadelphia proved it can win against the league’s top teams without Embiid.
Regular Season Series
CLE wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 129 - 132 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 129 - 132 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Cavaliers offensive team rebound | 129 - 132 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Donovan Mitchell misses 39-foot three point shot | 129 - 132 |
| 4th 1.1 |  |
Justin Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2 | 129 - 132 |
Statistics
 CLE |
 PHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 45-90 | FG | 44-87 |
| 50.0 | Field Goal % | 50.6 |
| 25-52 | 3PT | 21-39 |
| 48.1 | Three Point % | 53.8 |
| 14-19 | FT | 23-27 |
| 73.7 | Free Throw % | 85.2 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fouls | 16 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Philadelphia 76ers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Guerschon Yabusele, F | Out | Apr 13 |
| Justin Edwards, F | Out | Apr 13 |
| Kyle Lowry, PG | Out | Apr 12 |
| Andre Drummond, C | Out | Apr 12 |
| Joel Embiid, C | Out | Apr 11 |
Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell, SG | Day-To-Day | May 11 |
Game Information
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 19,760 · Capacity:
Indiana
Milwaukee
Detroit
Chicago2024-25 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
61 | 21 | .744 | - | W2 |
 New York |
51 | 31 | .622 | 10 | W1 |
 Toronto |
30 | 52 | .366 | 31 | L2 |
 Brooklyn |
26 | 56 | .317 | 35 | L3 |
 Philadelphia |
24 | 58 | .293 | 37 | L2 |
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