76ers, Cavs Tangle Saturday
The Philadelphia 76ers will host the Cleveland Cavaliers at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday evening.

The 76ers (22-11) currently sit at the top of the Eastern Conference standings and are coming off a 111-97 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday. The Sixers were led by Joel Embiid, tallying 23 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two steals despite going 5-of-20 from the field. Seth Curry totaled 15 points, three rebounds, two assists and three steals. Ben Simmons accrued 15 points, three rebounds, seven assists and two steals. Dwight Howard led the bench with 14 points, eight rebounds and three blocks. Philadelphia has won two games in a row and have come out on top in four of their last five contests, so it's clear the Sixers are looking like the class of the East right now.

Tobias Harris (knee) has been ruled out for this contest. He's the only absence for the Sixers in terms of injuries.

The Cavaliers (12-21) are coming off back-to-back wins over the Hawks and the Rockets. Jarrett Allen paced the Cavaliers with a 26-point, 18-rebound double-double that also included two assists and four blocks. Collin Sexton registered 23 points, three assists, two rebounds and one steal. Dylan Winder turned in 13 points, four boards and two assists. Darius Garland generated an 11-point, 10-assist double-double that also included four rebounds. Dean Wade matched Garland's scoring total and provided six boards and two assists. Isaac Okoro contributed 10 points. Cleveland has struggled to gain any sort of consistency right now, but the two wins over Atlanta and Houston should boost their chances.

Kevin Love (calf), Andre Drummond (not injury related), Taurean Prince (personal), Matthew Dellavedova (abdomen) and Larry Nance (finger) have all been ruled out.
Posted on: 2/26/2021 8:29 PM