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Seen from the back of the Sixers allows the Cavs to come back in the 4th quarter to sweep the series

ballervisions 2026年1月17日

The look after the Sixers allowed the Cavs to come back in the 4th quarter to sweep the miniseries appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia.

The Sixers lost in the fourth quarter on Friday night and squandered their chance to split the narrow two-game series with the Cavs.

They lost 117-115 at Xfinity Mobile Arena.

Evan Mobley scored with 4.8 seconds left on a Jaylon Tyson baseline drive and dish. Tyrese Maxey missed a deep, desperate three-pointer just before the final buzzer.

Joel Embiid led the 22-18 Sixers with 33 points.

Maxey had 22 points and nine assists. He tied his career high with five steals.

Tyson was fantastic for the 24-19 Cavs, scoring a game-high 39 points on 13-of-17 shooting.

Cleveland’s Darius Garland, Max Strus, Dean Wade and Sam Merrill were out with injuries.

The Sixers will face the Pacers on Monday night in Philadelphia. Here are some thoughts on their loss on Friday:

Different defense for Mitchell

Although Dominick Barlow was out of the Sixers’ game against the Cavs on Wednesday night after he fell and hurt his back, the 22-year-old forward continued to play in the starting lineup.

After Mitchell’s 35-point, nine-assist performance on Wednesday, the Sixers put a lot of emphasis on guarding him as a team. Embiid even came close to the court for an early pick-and-roll. The Sixers gave Mitchell solid help on his drives and also sent full double teams to him.

That approach created a lot of turnovers for Cleveland that the Sixers turned into an easy fast-break offense. Barlow knocked down an unguarded dunk after a steal from Paul George. On the next play, Barlow’s steal led to VJ Edgecombe’s corner three-pointer.

The Cavs committed their first seven turnovers of the night and the Sixers scored their first 16 points off turnovers. Maxey had four steals in the first half and Barlow had three.

Mitchell finished the game with 13 points on 4-for-13 shooting, 12 assists, six turnovers and nine rebounds.

Embiid’s hitting with diversity

Embiid posted 13 points in the first quarter on 4-of-7 shooting and helped the Sixers build a lead late in the period.

Cleveland closed the first with a 6-0 run, but the Sixers were much better to start the second. Adem Bona threw down a dunk and then hit Tyson’s layup attempt to the delight of the crowd. Bona’s layup put the Sixers up 43-33.

The Sixers’ sloppiness meant they didn’t hold onto that lead for long. However, they were able to go into halftime with seven points thanks to Quentin Grimes’ 3-pointer in the final 46 seconds of the second quarter.

Embiid hit two mid-range jumpers to open the scoring in the second half. He had a mixed bag offensively on Friday, which has often been the case during his strong run over the past month or so. That included smooth pick-and-roll jumps, physical play inside and going 11 for 12 at the foul line.

The six let it slide

Despite all his scoring, Tyson played defense against Maxey. The Sixers’ star guard went 14 of 39 (35.9 percent) from the floor in the miniseries.

Most notably, Maxey, Edgecombe and Grimes are the only guards the Sixers have traded.

Jared McCain sat on the sidelines. The 21-year-old had played in every game since Nov. 17. Sixers coach Nick Nurse used Grimes, Kelly Oubre Jr., Bona, Jabari Walker and Trendon Watford from the bench.

Maxey hit a three with 9.5 seconds left in the third quarter to give the Sixers a 91-84 lead. The team started well in the fourth without Maxey and Embiid, too. George’s mid-range bucket put the Sixers up by 11 points.

They couldn’t catch Cleveland until Embiid returned. The Sixers missed a few layups and the Cavs called an offensive blowout. De’Andre Hunter’s three tied the game at 102-all and Embiid scored again with 5:40 left in the fourth.

The Sixers soon made it 7-0, but the contest was far from over.

Their courtship ended and Tyson continued his fiery night. He made two long jumpers in between a big Hunter dunk on Embiid and the Cavs held a 112-111 edge with less than two minutes left.

After Mobley sank a late free throw, Maxey hit a game-tying floater with 8.1 seconds on the clock. He failed to overcome it and it went to the next arc and it always went down.