PHILADELPHIA–The Philadelphia 76ers returned home on Monday from a four-game road trip to play host to the New Orleans Pelicans looking for some revenge. These two teams met on Dec. 30 in the bayou with the Pelicans coming away with the win so the Sixers were looking to even the score.
The Pelicans offered a tough challenge as Zion Williamson is one of the elite scorers in the league and CJ McCollum is a terrific playmaker, but Philadelphia used a steady dose of Joel Embiid in order to come away with a 120-111 win. Embiid had 42 points and 11 rebounds to go along with five assists to lead the Sixers to this win.
James Harden had 27 points and eight assists, Georges Niang added 15 off the bench, Tyrese Maxey had 12 points, and Tobias Harris added five and six rebounds. De’Anthony Melton also added 11 points.
Here are the player grades after the win: