James Harden, who was greeted with a degree of disdain not heard in Philadelphia since Ben Simmons was mocked, scored 23 factors and dished out eight assists, Ivica Zubac had 16 factors and 12 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers coasted to a 125-99 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night time.
The 76ers fell to 3-13, an inconceivable report for a staff that opened the season as a robust betting favourite to win the Jap Convention. The Sixers performed once more with out injured All-Stars Joel Embiid and Paul George, each out with knee accidents.
Steve Bellmer gave the Clippers Nation an enormous welcome to their new house Intuit Dome
Harden was booed each time he touched the ball by Sixers followers who haven’t forgotten how he left the staff in a lurch when he demanded a commerce forward of the 2023 season.
The Clippers shot round 60% from the ground for a lot of the sport and helped empty the world early of Sixers followers with loads of time to catch the Eagles’ kickoff later that night time.
Jared McCain scored 18 factors and Tyrese Maxey had 17 for the Sixers.
Takeaways
Clippers: The Clippers gained their fifth straight sport and have a modest profitable report (4-3) on the highway.
76ers: The 76ers stay caught on the backside of the NBA standings and resemble a staff extra made for the draft lottery than a playoff run when Embiid and George are out of the lineup.
The decimated Sixers scored the opening bucket earlier than the Clippers went forward on Harden‘s 3 that sparked them to a fast 21-9 lead. Harden relished the highlight in opposition to his previous staff and hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored 12 factors within the first quarter.
Key stat
The Clippers led by as many as 33 factors when Kevin Porter Jr.’s floater within the third made it 95-62.
