CHARLOTTE, N.C. — James Harden misfired from beyond the arc about midway through Friday’s third quarter, but tracked the ball down for the offensive rebound and kicked out to Tobias Harris.
Harris also missed from deep, before Harden again collected the ball and dished to Tyrese Maxey. Maxey also could not connect from long range, but Joel Embiid secured the rebound and — mercifully — made the easy put-back that put the Sixers up by 24 points.
That 19-second sequence against the overmatched Charlotte Hornets epitomized a night when a Sixers team that typically struggles on the glass dominated the rebounding category, 62-35. And that onslaught, combined with another huge night from Embiid along with stingy defense, clinched a commanding 121-82 victory at the Spectrum Center to extend their winning streak to seven games.
