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PHILADELPHIA — NBA homestands can provide electric and unbeatable situations for some teams.

Georges Niang took off running, with Joel Embiid temporarily close behind. They looped around the far end of the 76ers’ practice court before Niang ducked into the facility’s offices, then moved through the front foyer and a hallway to pop back into the gym at the opposite side.

PHILADLEPHIA — Joel Embiid waved his index finger, Dikembe Mutombo style, as Patrick Beverley fired a desperation jumper after the shot-clock buzzer sounded.

The Patriots head coach earns a $20 million salary.

Doc Rivers on Kevin Porter: “Maturity is important in life. You can see it in his game. He had to do all the other things to become a really good NBA player. It looks like he is on that route.”

HOUSTON — Asked what he hoped to see from James Harden Monday night, 76ers coach Doc Rivers jokingly said a “triple-double.”

CLEVELAND — Things have rarely been easy for the 76ers this season.

PHILADELPHIA — Loser energy is a difficult thing to overcome. One team had it. The other team had the opposite. Ben Simmons and two future Hall of Famers were on the first team. James Harden and Joel Embiid were not on the second. Somewhere within all of those facts is…

PHILADELPHIA — Tyrese Maxey suffered a small fracture in his left foot during the 76ers’ win over the Milwaukee Bucks Friday night, the team announced Saturday afternoon. The team added he would be reevaluated in approximately two weeks, though a league source confirmed to The Philadelphia Inquirer that Maxey is…