PHILADELPHIA -- — Paul George scored 30 points, Tyrese Maxey had 29 and the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 132-129 on Friday night to end a seven-game losing streak.

Cleveland lost its second straight to drop into a tie for the NBA lead with Oklahoma City at 36-8. Philadelphia is 16-27.

Donovan Mitchell scored 37 points for Cleveland, and Ty Jerome had a career-high 33, making all eight of his 3-point tries.

Philadelphia star center Joel Embiid missed his 10th straight game because of a left knee injury. He also was ruled out by coach Nick Nurse at Chicago on Saturday night.

Jerome’s second straight 3-pointer put Cleveland up 116-110 with 6:17 remaining, but the 76ers ran off 13 consecutive points to go up seven. The Cavaliers had the ball with a chance to tie it, but Jerome turned it over on an inbounds play.

Kelly Oubre Jr. added 22 points for the 76ers. Darius Garland had 26 for Cleveland.

Takeaways

Cavaliers: Cleveland showed it can be beaten by a hot-shooting team from the perimeter.

76ers: Though it hasn’t happened much this season, Philadelphia proved it can win against the league’s top teams without Embiid.

Key moment

Eric Gordon hit a go-ahead 3-pointer for Philadelphia that made it 117-116, and capped a 13-0 run over 2:58 with another 3 with 3:19 to play to make it 123-116.

Key stat

The teams combined for 46 3-pointers.

Up next

Both teams are back in action Saturday night. Cleveland hosts the Rockets in a rematch of the Cavs' 109-108 loss at Houston on Wednesday night. Philadelphia is at Chicago.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jarrett Allen vs. Guerschon Yabusele (Donovan Mitchell gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Jarrett Allen misses layup	0	0
11:36	Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound	0	0
11:21	Guerschon Yabusele makes 23-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)	3	0
11:11	Guerschon Yabusele blocks Donovan Mitchell's driving layup	3	0
11:09	Donovan Mitchell vs. Guerschon Yabusele (Max Strus gains possession)	3	0
11:09	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	3	0
11:02	Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Max Strus assists)	3	3
10:43	Paul George offensive charge	3	3
10:43	Paul George turnover	3	3
10:31	Max Strus misses driving layup	3	3
10:29	Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound	3	3
10:24	Eric Gordon out of bounds bad pass turnover	3	3
10:12	Dean Wade misses 22-foot three point jumper	3	3
10:11	Guerschon Yabusele defensive rebound	3	3
10:04	Tyrese Maxey makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Eric Gordon assists)	6	3
9:48	Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover (Tyrese Maxey steals)	6	3
9:43	Kelly Oubre Jr. misses two point shot	6	3
9:41	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	6	3
9:38	Guerschon Yabusele shooting foul	6	3
9:38	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	6	4
9:38	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	6	5
9:26	Paul George bad pass (Darius Garland steals)	6	5
9:24	Darius Garland makes two point shot	6	7
9:24	Paul George defensive goaltending violation	6	7
9:02	Tyrese Maxey makes 8-foot two point shot	8	7
8:40	Jarrett Allen misses 7-foot two point shot	8	7
8:38	Max Strus offensive rebound	8	7
8:37	Max Strus makes 23-foot three point shot	8	10
8:20	Paul George misses 22-foot three point jumper	8	10
8:19	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	8	10
8:04	Max Strus misses 23-foot three point jumper	8	10
8:02	Dean Wade offensive rebound	8	10
8:01	Dean Wade makes tip shot	8	12
7:34	Eric Gordon makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Guerschon Yabusele assists)	10	12
7:23	Darius Garland makes 12-foot two point shot	10	14
7:13	Tyrese Maxey makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	13	14
6:55	Darius Garland misses 27-foot three point jumper	13	14
6:54	76ers defensive team rebound	13	14
6:54	76ers Full timeout	13	14
6:54	Ty Jerome enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	13	14
6:54	Georges Niang enters the game for Dean Wade	13	14
6:39	Paul George misses 7-foot two point shot	13	14
6:36	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	13	14
6:32	Max Strus misses two point shot	13	14
6:30	Guerschon Yabusele defensive rebound	13	14
6:22	Tyrese Maxey lost ball turnover (Ty Jerome steals)	13	14
6:10	Georges Niang makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ty Jerome assists)	13	17
5:45	Paul George makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Maxey assists)	16	17
5:38	Tyrese Maxey blocks Darius Garland 's 1-foot driving layup	16	17
5:36	Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound	16	17
5:31	Georges Niang shooting foul	16	17
5:31	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	17	17
5:31	Adem Bona enters the game for Eric Gordon	17	17
5:31	Justin Edwards enters the game for Guerschon Yabusele	17	17
5:31	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	18	17
5:20	Ty Jerome makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Darius Garland assists)	18	20
5:03	Tyrese Maxey misses driving floating jump shot	18	20
5:02	Adem Bona offensive rebound	18	20
5:00	Adem Bona makes dunk	20	20
4:45	Georges Niang lost ball turnover (Tyrese Maxey steals)	20	20
4:38	Paul George misses 27-foot three point shot	20	20
4:38	Kelly Oubre Jr. offensive rebound	20	20
4:38	Kelly Oubre Jr. traveling	20	20
4:38	Sam Merrill enters the game for Max Strus	20	20
4:25	Darius Garland makes driving layup	20	22
4:09	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes driving layup (Paul George assists)	22	22
4:09	Georges Niang shooting foul	22	22
4:09	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Darius Garland	22	22
4:09	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1	23	22
3:53	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	23	22
3:49	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	23	22
3:45	(03:45) [Cavaliers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	23	22
3:45	Kelly Oubre Jr. flagrant foul type 1	23	22
3:45	Sam Merrill makes free throw flagrant 1 of 3	23	23
3:45	Sam Merrill makes free throw flagrant 2 of 3	23	24
3:45	Sam Merrill makes free throw flagrant 3 of 3	23	25
3:45	Eric Gordon enters the game for Paul George	23	25
3:45	Tristan Thompson enters the game for Jarrett Allen	23	25
3:41	Sam Merrill makes 26-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	23	28
3:15	Tyrese Maxey misses 12-foot step back jumpshot	23	28
3:14	Justin Edwards offensive rebound	23	28
3:13	Justin Edwards misses two point shot	23	28
3:12	Justin Edwards offensive rebound	23	28
3:11	Tristan Thompson shooting foul	23	28
3:11	Justin Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2	24	28
3:11	Justin Edwards misses free throw 2 of 2	24	28
3:09	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	24	28
3:02	Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	24	31
2:41	Eric Gordon misses two point shot	24	31
2:38	Justin Edwards offensive rebound	24	31
2:33	Justin Edwards makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Maxey assists)	27	31
2:22	Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover (Adem Bona steals)	27	31
2:15	Cavaliers Full timeout	27	31
2:03	Tyrese Maxey makes 26-foot three pointer	30	31
1:50	Georges Niang makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	30	33
1:34	Eric Gordon makes 28-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Maxey assists)	33	33
1:17	Georges Niang misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	33	33
1:16	Adem Bona defensive rebound	33	33
1:03	Justin Edwards makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Maxey assists)	36	33
50.0	Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot	36	33
47.1	Tristan Thompson offensive rebound	36	33
46.1	Tristan Thompson lost ball turnover (Kelly Oubre Jr. steals)	36	33
36.1	Tyrese Maxey makes 1-foot two point shot	38	33
27.2	Ty Jerome traveling	38	33
27.2	Dean Wade enters the game for Georges Niang	38	33
27.2	Guerschon Yabusele enters the game for Adem Bona	38	33
8.2	Donovan Mitchell defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	38	33
8.2	Tyrese Maxey makes technical free throw	39	33
4.0	Tyrese Maxey misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	39	33
2.0	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	39	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	39	33

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Xfinity Mobile Arena

Philadelphia, PA

Date & Time

12:00 AM, January 25, 2025

Coverage

NBA League Pass, NBC Sports Phil, FanDuel SN OH

Attendance

19,760

Referees

J.T. Orr, Mitchell Ervin, Robert Hussey

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	39	20	.661	W1
New York	38	22	.633	W1
Toronto	35	25	.583	W1
Philadelphia	33	26	.559	W3
Brooklyn	15	44	.254	L7

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