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The Sixers Played the Cavs Tight Again But Lost
By Jim Adair
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There were two things about this game that were infuriating. First, the officiating was awful. The Cavs attempted 28 free throws, the Sixers got 10. That’s not normal, and the Sixers were hit with two phantom defensive three-second calls. The Sixers also had a couple of calls in their advantage that just made zero sense. On the defensive side of the ball, LeBron kept getting matched up with Sergio and TJ on switches, and no one came to help. This was a winnable game that slipped away.
Kyrie Irving finished with 39 points, Kevin Love scored 25, LeBron put up a 26/13/10 triple double. Joel Embiid dropped 22 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 blocks. Dario Saric and Nik Stauskas contributed 10 and 11 respectively off the bench.
The Sixers play in Toronto tomorrow. Joel Embiid is staying home. Highlights after the jump.
When he's not writing about sports here or ranting about them on Twitter, Jim is probably watching X-Files on Netflix or drinking a beer somewhere. Jim has nothing against hockey, it's just not his style. He once met Duce Staley at a Sixers game.