The 76ers (27-13) have a shot at their fifth consecutive victory Saturday, visiting the Charlotte Hornets (9-30) for the back end of a back-to-back.
The Sixers won the opener of their two-games-in-two-days road trip Friday in Orlando, 124-109. Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey headlined, scoring 30-plus points apiece for the eighth time this season in the victory.
Embiid was, once again, afforded lengthy fourth-quarter rest thanks to Maxey’s late-game prowess.
“I’ve been saying it all season - Whenever the fourth quarter rolls around, that is [Tyrese’s] time. That is who we should trust with the ball.