The Philadelphia 76ers (10 - 68) defeated the New Orleans Pelicans (29 - 48) 107 - 93 on Tuesday. A battle of last place teams turned into a surprisingly easy victory for the normally tough - luck Sixers, who got Nerlens Noel (knee) back on the court for the contest. Noel was on a pre - announced playing time restriction of 20 minutes, and actually came just short of that. He managed four points, six rebounds and a block over 18 minutes, making good on his vow to return to action before the conclusion of the regular season. Philadelphia, which has given several playoff - caliber teams trouble this season, came back from a 29 - 21 deficit after one quarter to trample the Pelicans in the second and third periods by a combined score of 67 - 44. They received a highly productive effort from their bench, which accounted for 55 of their 107 points on the night. The Pelicans were paced by a 19 - point effort from Dante Cunningham, who also added a pair of rebounds and an assist. Luke Babbitt turned in another productive effort at small forward, managing 16 points, eight rebounds, and three assists. Alexis Ajinca, getting a start at center over Omer Asik, tallied a 12 - point, 10 - rebound double - double. Tim Frazier matched Ajinca's point total and added nine assists, six rebounds and three steals. James Ennis continued his solid play off the bench by leading the reserves with 11 points, two assists, a rebound and a block. New Orleans remains in last place in the Western Conference's Southwest Division. They had to Boston to take on the Celtics on Wednesday. Philadelphia was led by a 22 - point effort from Carl Landry, who also added nine rebounds, an assist and two steals off the bench. Isaiah Canaan followed by leading the starting five with 16 points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal. Robert Covington was next with a near double - double consisting of 12 points, nine boards, three assists, four steals and a block. Jerami Grant pitched in with 10 points, three rebounds, an assist and a pair of steals. Nik Stauskas and Hollis Thompson were also productive in reserve roles, managing a pair of 13 - point efforts. The Sixers remain in last place in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division. They're home again on Friday night to face off with the New York Knicks.
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