{"id":567726,"date":"2026-03-29T02:01:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T02:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/567726\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T02:01:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T02:01:18","slug":"joel-embiid-paul-george-rally-philadelphia-76ers-to-win-over-hornets-snap-charlottes-five-game-win-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/567726\/","title":{"rendered":"Joel Embiid, Paul George rally Philadelphia 76ers\u2019 to win over Hornets, snap Charlotte\u2019s five-game win streak"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) \u2014 Joel Embiid<\/a> scored 29 points, Paul George<\/a> finished with 26 points and 13 rebounds and Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> rallied from 13 points down in the second half for a 118-114 win over the Charlotte Hornets<\/a> on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

With its fourth win in five games, Philadelphia extended its lead over Charlotte to two games in the race for the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race.<\/p>\n

Tyrese Maxey<\/a> returned to the Sixers\u2019 starting lineup and added 26 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. The All-Star guard had been sidelined since March 7 due to a tendon injury in his right pinkie finger.<\/p>\n

Brandon Miller<\/a> hit five 3-pointers and finished with 29 points and eight rebounds for Charlotte, which had its five-game winning streak halted. LaMelo Ball<\/a> pitched in with 20 points and eight assists, and Moussa Diabate<\/a> added 10 points and 11 rebounds.<\/p>\n

Charlotte led 36-25 after the first quarter. Philadelphia\u2019s 39-point second quarter cut the lead to 69-64 at halftime. Embiid led all scorers with 21 points in the first half, while Maxey added 17. Miller led Charlotte with 18 points in the opening periods.<\/p>\n

Charlotte made 10 of 24 shots from beyond the arc in the opening half, while the Sixers went 10 for 19.<\/p>\n

Charlotte used a 11-0 run over a four-minute stretch to open a 15-point lead midway through the third quarter. The Sixers rallied and closed within five points at 97-92 heading into the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia took its first lead of the game at the 8:51 mark of the fourth. The lead changed hands nine times in the final eight minutes of the game.<\/p>\n

The Sixers went ahead for good when George hit a 3-pointer with 1:04 to play. Charlotte had two chances to tie the game, but Ball\u2019s 3-point attempts missed the mark.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

76ers: At the Miami Heat<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n

Hornets: Host the Boston Celtics<\/a> on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP NBA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/nba<\/p>\n

The Associated Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) \u2014 Joel Embiid scored 29 points, Paul George finished with 26 points and 13 rebounds…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":567727,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[49,48,459,82],"class_list":["post-567726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=567726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567726\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/567727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=567726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=567726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=567726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}