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Philadelphia Sixers react to Oklahoma City, take the lead in Eastern Conference

The Philadelphia Sixers, second in the Eastern Conference before their game on Saturday, had lost to the New Orleans Pelicans the day before. But they immediately bounced back, winning on the floor of the Oklahoma City Thunder (117-93). The 76ers led from the first to the last minute, with a good lead at the break (66-53) and several times a gap of 20 points in the second half (82-62, 98-78 …).

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Joel Embiid (27 pts) and Furkan Korkmaz (20) carried Philadelphia. On the scoresheet, Tobias Harris did not come into play, however, suffering from pain in his right knee. On the Oklahoma City side, Theo Maledon played 30 minutes, with eight points scored, two rebounds and five assists. Jaylen Hoard also registered eight points (plus one rebound and one assist) in 24 minutes.

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With their victory, associated with the loss of the Brooklyn Nets, dominated at home by the Los Angeles Lakers (126-101), the Philadelphia Sixers are the new leaders of the Eastern Conference. They will try to keep this status on Monday at the Dallas Mavericks. Oklahoma City, for its part, continues its losing streak (six in a row).

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The Canadian franchise hit hard in the first period, leading 87-54 at the break. Despite a 29-13 inflicted in the third quarter, the Cavaliers could not remake all their delay. Raptors full-back Gary Trent Jr pulled his claws out during the game, with 44 points scored.

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30 rebounds for Kanter (Portland)

Beaten at the end of the game on Friday by Washington, the Golden State Warriors redeemed themselves on Saturday against the Houston Rockets (125-109), including 38 points from Stephen Curry.

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Finally, the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Detroit Pistons (118-103). Three Portland players finished above 20 points (Lillard at 27, McCollum at 26 and Kanter at 24, plus the trifle of 30 rebounds). For Detroit, Sekou Doumbouya scored 11 points in 23 ‘of play, while Killian Hayes spent 17 minutes on the floor for two points scored.

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