The 76ers defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 99 - 88 Thursday at Smoothie King Center. The 76ers (5 - 18) used a dominant second half to pull away from the Pelicans (7 - 16) and end their eight - game winning streak. Philadelphia was once again led by Ersan Ilyasova, who scored a team - high 23 points on top of eight rebounds and four assists. Point guard Sergio Rodriguez had 16 points and eight assists, while Joel Embiid, who played after having two of the last three games off, scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds. And while the starters had a solid evening for the 76ers, it was their bench that really put them over the top, as the reserves combined to score 37 points Thursday night. Meanwhile, it was another night to forget for the Pelicans, as the absence of both Jrue Holiday and E'Twaun Moore due to toe injuries ended up being too much for this offensively - challenged New Orleans team. Anthony Davis led the way for the team, but scored an underwhelming - - by his standards - - 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in 41 minutes. The only other Pelicans player to score in double figures was Langston Galloway, who scored 19 points off the bench in 26 minutes. The other seven New Orleans players who saw action Thursday managed to combine to score just 43 points. With the loss, the Pelicans extended their losing streak to four games and they have now lost six of their last seven. Up next, the 76ers will look to earn their second winning streak of the season against the Pistons on Sunday, while the Pelicans will head to Los Angeles on Saturday to take on the Clippers.
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