LOS ANGELES — Joel Embiid raised his arms from the visitors bench, his work done for the day.
His team had built a double-digit first-half lead, again, and surrendered it, again. But there was no need for any late-game heroics this time, as the Sixers pulled away, 120-110, against the Los Angeles Clippers Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena.
The Sixers (28-16) used a 21-5 run to turn a 96-93 lead into a 117-98 lead that carried them to their eighth win in their last 10 games. Tyrese Maxey, who came off the bench but was in the closing lineup for the second consecutive game, scored seven of his 22 points during that spurt, including a 3-pointer and a shot at the rim.
