Joel Embiid scored 27 factors and the Philadelphia 76ers rode a dominant third quarter to a 127-111 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday evening and a 2-1 lead within the Japanese Convention semifinal sequence.
Tobias Harris had 22 factors and Ben Simmons added 18 to assist the 76ers finish Atlanta’s streak of 13 house wins. The 76ers have taken the sequence lead with back-to-back wins.
The 76ers performed as much as their No. 1 seed, taking a lead of twenty-two factors and conserving the benefit in double figures many of the second half. The Hawks performed from behind after their final lead at 11-10.
Trae Younger led Atlanta with 28 factors. John Collins had 23 and Bogdan Bogdanovic 19.
Sport 4 is Monday evening in Atlanta.
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After main 65-60 early within the third interval, Philadelphia took command with an 11-0 run. The 76ers outscored the Hawks 34-19 within the third interval.
Simmons had two baskets in the course of the run, together with a jam for a 76-60 lead.
Atlanta could not regain the momentum because the 76ers stretched the result in 20 factors, 93-73, late within the interval.
Embiid had a scare within the third quarter when he limped and seemed to be in ache after grabbing a rebound. Embiid appeared to step awkwardly on Clint Capela’s foot and he remained within the sport.
Philadelphia’s Danny Inexperienced suffered a proper calf pressure lower than 4 minutes into the sport and didn’t return.
Hawks coach Nate McMillan requested for a robust begin that eluded his workforce in its Sport 2 loss. As a substitute, Philadelphia relied on an unlikely scoring supply to seize the early lead.
Furkan Korkmaz, who scored a mixed seven factors within the first two video games of the sequence, scored 11 factors within the opening interval whereas making two 3s. He added one other 3 within the fourth for 14 factors.
The 76ers stretched the benefit to 11 factors within the second interval earlier than settling for a 61-56 halftime lead.
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