The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, 112 - 108, at Wells Fargo Center on Sunday. Considering the Cavs (13 - 2) came in to Sunday as one of the hottest offensive teams in the league, the start to the contest could hardly have been more auspicious. Cleveland misfired on their first 14 shots and the Sixers (4 - 13) capitalized to build a 30 - 24 lead after one quarter. The visitors began to claw their way back in the second period, but still entered halftime trailing by a surprising 58 - 52 margin. However, they used intermission to regroup, as they outscored their hosts in the second half by a 60 - 50 margin, doing just enough to overcome their deficit and hang on to a slim advantage. Kyrie Irving was superb in keying the win, scoring a team - leading 39 points that he supplemented with four rebounds and two assists, while LeBron James and Kevin Love combined for 51 points of their own. James compiled 26 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds for his second triple - double of the season, both of which have come in the last three games. Love tallied 25 points, 11 rebounds and an assist. Tristan Thompson culled together a 12 - point, 12 - rebound double - double. J.R. Smith's epic shooting struggles continued, as he went scoreless (along with five rebounds and an assist) over 39 minutes on an 0 - for - 11 shooting tally, making him 1 - of - 22 from the field over his last two games. The Sixers were paced by Joel Embiid, who supplied 22 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three blocks. Ersan Ilyasova and Gerald Henderson managed a pair of 13 - point efforts, with the former adding six rebounds and an assist and the latter contributing five rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block. Sergio Rodriguez got the start at point guard and registered 12 points, seven assists, two rebounds and two steals. The bench was highly productive as well, posting a collective 40 points. They were led by Jahlil Okafor's 14 - point total, while Nik Stauskas and Dario Saric totaled 11 and 10 points, respectively. The Cavs now travel to Milwaukee for a Tuesday night tilt versus the Bucks, while the Sixers head north of the border to face the Toronto Raptors on Monday night.
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