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Tyrese Maxey's late surge helps 76ers hold off Hornets

December 4 - Paul George poured in 29 points to match his season high and Tyrese Maxey notched the final 11 Philadelphia points as the 76ers survived for a 110-104 victory against the host Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night.

Maxey ended up with 10 of his 21 points on free throws as Philadelphia won consecutive games for the first time this season despite squandering a 19-point second-half lead. Jared McCain had 17 points off the 76ers' bench, Kelly Oubre Jr. added 14 points and George contributed eight assists.

Brandon Miller racked up 34 points and Nick Richards was good for 22 points and 14 rebounds, but the Hornets took their sixth straight loss.