James Harden, who was traded from Philadelphia to the Los Angeles Clippers last November, was the loser on Sunday in the first meeting between NBA clubs since the deal.
Tobias Harris and Tyrese Maxey each scored 24 points and Cameron Payne added 23 points off the bench to lead the 76ers to a 121-107 victory in Los Angeles.
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James Harden, who was traded from Philadelphia to the Los Angeles Clippers last November, was the loser on Sunday in the first meeting between NBA clubs since the deal.
Tobias Harris and Tyrese Maxey each scored 24 points and Cameron Payne added 23 points off the bench to lead the 76ers to a 121-107 victory in Los Angeles.
The Sixers, still without injured 2023 NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid, took an early lead and held off a late rally for the win.
Harden scored 12 points on 5-of-13 shooting from the floor and 0-of-6 from 3-point range, but the 34-year-old guard, a former MVP and three-time NBA scoring leader, added: Game-high 14 assists.
Harden was unhappy that he wasn't traded in the offseason and was moved as part of a seven-player deal just days into the season.
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Kawhi Leonard and backup Norman Powell led the Clippers with 20 points each, and Paul George added 18 points.
The 76ers improved to 39-32, one game behind Indiana, in sixth place and the last playoff position in the Eastern Conference outside of the play-in game, while the Clippers improved to 44-26, in fourth place. They were just 0.5 games behind New Orleans. Western Conference.
Zion Williamson scored 36 points and CJ McCollum scored 23 points for New Orleans, who won 114-101 against Detroit, giving the league's worst-ranked Pistons (12-59) a six-game losing streak.
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Williamson dominated, making 13-of-14 shots from the floor and 10-of-14 from the free-throw line, while adding seven rebounds and six assists.
