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National Basketball Association
Philadelphia 110, Charlotte 106
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Where: Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
Officials: #55 Bill Kennedy, #77 Karl Lane, #63 Derek Richardson
Attendance: 15709

Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers had another big game against the host Charlotte Hornets, scoring 32 points in Wednesday night's 110-106 victory.

Seth Curry chipped in with 23 points and Tobias Harris had 18 for the 76ers, who have won four of their past five games. Embiid made 15 of 19 free throws.

Gordon Hayward poured in 31 points to pace Charlotte. The Hornets also received clutch contributions from Kelly Oubre Jr. (22 points, 10 rebounds), Miles Bridges (20 points) and Cody Martin (12 points).

The teams played twice across three nights in the same arena, with Philadelphia prevailing 127-124 in overtime behind Embiid's season-high 43 points on Monday night.

Again, it was mostly a tight game throughout, though the 76ers built an 80-71 lead midway through the third quarter. Charlotte closed within a point at 82-81 by the end of the quarter.

In a span of about four minutes in the fourth quarter, there were four lead changes and three ties. That set the stage for P.J. Washington's 3 (accounting for his first points of the game) that gave Charlotte a 98-97 lead. But the 76ers answered with seven straight points, five of them from Embiid, to open a 105-98 lead with 1:53 left and held on the rest of the way.

Charlotte played its third game in a row minus starters LaMelo Ball, Terry Rozier and Miles Plumlee and reserve Jalen McDaniels because of COVID protocols. Ish Smith was absent for the second straight game with the same reason listed.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Philadelphia   Charlotte
Joel Embiid 32 Scoring Gordon Hayward 31
Seth Curry 8 Assists Gordon Hayward 7
Joel Embiid 8 Rebounds Kelly Oubre Jr. 10
Joel Embiid 15 Free Throws Made Gordon Hayward 9
Andre Drummond 2 Steals Cody Martin 3
Danny Green 2 Blocks P.J. Washington 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Philadelphia 110 48.0 13-34 25-30 23 36 4 6 17
Charlotte 106 48.8 10-29 18-21 22 35 4 7 19
Upcoming Games
  • Charlotte will play their next game at home against Sacramento. The Hornets have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .462 after a loss.
  • Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Utah. The 76ers have a W/L % of .538 after a win and .583 after a loss.