By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Sergio Rodriguez, Ersan Ilyasova and Dario Saric had a solid game for the Philadelphia 76ers against the Cleveland Cavaliers but ultimately, Lebron James and co. prevailed 112 – 108 after a comeback. Or is it Irving and co. this time?
Kyrie dropped 19 points in the fourth quarter of the game to spearhead the reigning champs scoring spree that made them outplay their opponents 35 – 27 in the fourth period, after trailing 81 – 77. He finished the game with 39 while Lebron registered a triple-double of 26 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds.
The 76ers held the lead during the majority of the match, even leading by 14 at a point during the first half, but failed to defend down the stretch. The aforementioned Euro-trio delivered, with Rodriguez dropping 12 points and dishing 7 assists, Ilyasova scoring 13 and grabbing 6 rebounds while Saric added 10 points, got 4 rebounds and sent 3 assists to his teammates.
Joel Embiid led the 76ers overall with 22 points plus 9 rebounds.