Joel Embiid, 76ers Dominate Kings for Third-Straight Victory

The Philadelphia 76ers picked up their third-straight win on Tuesday night with the Kings in town.

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For the last couple of games, Sixers wing Danuel House Jr. has been nursing a foot laceration.

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A couple of hours before the Sixers and the Sacramento Kings tipped off, Doc Rivers announced that House’s probable status would be downgraded to doubtful.

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Meanwhile, the veteran guard De’Anthony Melton was added to the injury report and went from questionable to out.

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The Sixers took the floor without House, Melton, and the star guard Tyrese Maxey on Tuesday.

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Despite being shorthanded against a thriving Kings team, the Sixers weren’t bothered.

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In the first quarter of action, Philadelphia shot nearly 60 percent from the field, outscoring Sacramento 39-32 on fewer shots.

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In the second quarter, the Sixers turned their play up another notch and outscored the Kings 41-23.

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Leading by as many as 28 points in the first half, the 76ers entered the intermission with a 25-point lead after scoring 80 points.

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Getting just a seven-point advantage in the scoring department coming out for the second half, The Sixers had a comfortable enough lead in the fourth quarter to trot out their bench guys for garbage time.

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