With Joel Embiid and Jahlil Okafor both sitting with knee injuries, the Sixers put in a valiant effort to defeat a Clipper team who just got back Blake Griffin. The assist - to - turnover ratio was the decisive statistic, with the Sixers recording 35 assists to five turnovers, while the Clippers matched their assists and turnovers at 17 a piece. Scoring in the paint was extremely lopsided as well, with Philadelphia winning that battle, 66 - 20. Griffin played well in his first game back, totaling 12 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. Jamal Crawford led Los Angeles in scoring, dropping 27 points off the bench. DeAndre Jordan recorded a 10 - point, 20 - rebound double - double. Nerlens Noel had his best game of the season, accumulating 19 points, eight rebounds, five assists, two steals and three blocks. Ricahun Holmes scored 18 points off the bench, while Dario Saric provided 16 points and eight rebounds off the pine as well.
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