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PHILADELPHIA--Cavs came from behind and led by five with 3:34 left in the quarter. But the Sixers scored the last six points including the Joel Embiid go-ahead dunk to win the game 98-97.
Kevin Love had an opportunity to win with the last three pointer, but the shot bounced off the back of the rim and the Cavs despite a great team effort came up short Tuesday night in Philadelphia.
Joel Embiid led all scorers with 27 points. Both teams struggled from Downtown as the Sixers only made 8 of 38 3-pointers while the Cavs went 5 for 21.
Other leading scorers for the Sixers include Josh Richardson (17) and Ben Simmons (15). Jordan Clarkson and Kevin Love each had 20 points for the Cavs. Sexton with 18 points. Tristan Thompson was surprisingly the Cavs three pointer leader (along with Kevin Love) with two made three pointers.
These two teams will meet again this Sunday in Cleveland. Before the Sunday clash, the Cavs will host the Miami Heat on Thursday night. It's an early 6pm tipoff on Newsradio WTAM 1100AM/106.9FM before the Browns' Thursday Night Football game at 8:20pm vs the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Meanwhile, the Sixers travel to Orlando as they the Magic Wednesday. It will be a back-to-back for the Sixers.