Tyrese Maxey had 30 points, 12 assists, and six rebounds for Philadelphia. Paul George had 25 points and 11 rebounds with five assists, Kelly Oubre Jr. added 21 points and seven rebounds, and Ricky Council IV added 13. Guerschon Yabusele added six and seven rebounds.
The New Orleans Pelicans and Philadelphia 76ers have had promising seasons derailed by multiple injuries to stars. On Friday night, CJ McCollum boosted the Pelicans and his trade value. McCollum scored 38 points and shot 13-of-24 as the shorthanded Pelicans beat the Sixers 123-115.
Without a healthy Joel Embiid, the 76ers were never expected to contend for an NBA title. But get taken to the final seconds before narrowly knocking off lowly Washington? Or losing to the
Friday’s 123-115 loss to New Orleans was another example of the game of whack-a-mole that the Philadelphia 76ers are forced to play, nightly with the injury report and on the court with a roster
CJ McCollum scored 38 points to lead a New Orleans Pelicans team playing without the suspended Zion Williamson past the 76ers 123-115 on Friday night.
Philadelphia's latest worst-loss of the season came on Friday night when CJ McCollum got loose for 38 points to lead New Orleans to a 123-115 victory. A two-time NBA scoring champion, Embiid was ...
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid missed this third straight game Friday night because of a sprained left foot. Sixers coach Nick Nurse said ahead of their game against New Orleans that although the All-Star’s foot injury has continued to bother him,
The New Orleans Pelicans reportedly have several intriguing trade chips, but according to People Insider Jake Fischer, Javonte Green is the Pelican that teams should monitor as the February 6 trade deadline approaches.
After a 3-3 night, we analyze tonight’s 7-game NBA slate, featuring playoff-impact matchups like Cavs-Pacers and Nuggets-Mavericks.
Orlando’s sidelined players included Franz Wagner, Mo Wagner, Jalen Suggs and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Tristan da Silva (illness) and Goga Bitadze (right hip contusion) both started the game but did not finish it.
The Pelicans average 12.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.2 fewer makes per game than the Jazz allow (14.4). The Jazz's 45.8% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.5 percentage points lower than the Pelicans have given up to their opponents (48.3%).
The New Orleans Pelicans have been busy trying to find a suitable trade for incumbent franchise cornerstone Brandon Ingram. In fact, “there remains a chance” he returns to the lineup, according to The Stein Line insider Jake Fischer.