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Joseph McBride

James Harden makes NBA history after surpassing Michael Jordan in 76ers win

Joel Embiid may have been the star man as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, but James Harden managed to surpass the great Michael Jordan on the night.

The 76ers won 120-119 as Embiid secured a last-second winner after a surging run through the Trail Blazers defence. Embiid finished the game with 39 points, and Harden was their next highest scorer with 19.

Five of those points for Harden were from the free throw line, and it moved him above Michael Jordan on the all-time NBA free throws list. Harden is now the sixth highest-scoring NBA player from free throws, moving just one ahead of Jordan in the process.

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