Paul George scored 30 points, Tyrese Maxey had 29 and the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 132-129 on Friday night to end a seven-game losing streak.

The 76ers faced the Cavs for the final time this regular season. Joel Embiid and Evan Mobley were both inactive.

The Sixers entered the home game on a seven-game losing streak. The Cavs arrived having lost seven games all season. Fortunately, Philadelphia could rely on Franklin the Dog to provide some late-game defense with the Sixers nursing a three-point lead.

Ty Jerome scored 22 of his 33 points in the second ... who had a team-high 30 points. All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey had 29 of his own while Kelly Oubre Jr. had a double-double of 22 points and ...

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Paul George scored 30 points and the host Philadelphia 76ers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, who lost back-to-back games for the second time all season.

The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered a surprising loss on Friday night. The Philadelphia 76ers upset them 132-129, thanks to strong performances from Paul George, Tyrese Maxey, and Kelly Oubre. They combined for 81 points and made at least half of their field goal attempts.

PHILADELPHIA — Paul George scored 30 points, Tyrese Maxey had 29 and the short ... Donovan Mitchell scored 37 points for Cleveland, and Ty Jerome had a career-high 33, making all eight of ...

Paul George and Tyrese Maxey combined for 59 points as the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 132-129 upset of the league-leading Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. George rattled in six three-pointers on his way to a 30-point haul while point guard Maxey finished with 29 points to set up a badly needed victory for the struggling Sixers.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Paul George scored 30 points, Tyrese Maxey had 29 and the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 132-129 on Friday night to end a seven-game losing streak. Cleveland lost its second straight to drop into a tie for the NBA lead with Oklahoma City at 36-8. Philadelphia is 16-27.

Paul George scored 30 points, Tyrese Maxey had 29 and the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 132-129 on Friday night to end a seven-game losing

Paul George scored 30 points and Tyrese Maxey added 29 as the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 132-129 win over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday.