PHILADELPHIA — In the end, the battle between the Sixers and Nuggets, and between the two MVP front-runners, Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokić, came down to whom you’d expect.
Bones Hyland.
That’s right, Bones Hyland, the Wilmington, Del.–born Nuggets rookie who rolled into Denver’s only trip to Philadelphia with, according to Michael Malone, in the neighborhood of 500 supporters in the building. He gave each of them something to cheer about, connecting on four fourth-quarter three-pointers to power Denver to a 114–110 win.
