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The Philadelphia 76ers (12-12) return to home court on Friday night for their next game, a matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers (10-14) that tips off a season-long seven game homestand.James Harden returned to game action for the first time in over a month on Monday, a double overtime loss to the Rockets in Houston. Tyrese Maxey (left foot fracture) remains out, and the Thursday evening injury report also included Georges Niang (out - right foot soreness) and Danuel House Jr. (questionable - left foot laceration).The Lakers listed LeBron James (left ankle soreness) and Anthony Davis (non-COVID illness) as probable, while Juan Toscano-Anderson (right ankle sprain) and Wenyen Gabriel (left shoulder sprain) are out.

Both teams are looking to get back in the win column on Friday, with the Sixers having dropped three straight games and the Lakers coming off two losses in Cleveland and Toronto during their current six-game road trip. Davis exited the Cleveland game early, and neither he nor James played against the Raptors on Wednesday.“For us, getting everybody in here and having some practice days is important,” Tobias Harris said following Thursday’s Sixers practice. “In terms of offense for this group, it’s just running our stuff and figuring out ways that we can exert all options in the offensive package. Playing with pace, but using our defense to fuel getting out in transition and running. Obviously when you’ve got different lineups – guys in and out because of injuries – you do need these practice days to go over some stuff and just get back to the basics.”Prior to their losses to the Cavaliers and Raptors, the Lakers had won eight of 10. Davis is their leading scorer (27.3 PPG) and rebounder (12.3 RPG, No. 1 in the NBA). James, who will turn 38 later this month, currently holds averages of 25.8 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 6.4 assists over 17 games. Nine-time NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook is averaging 14.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 7.3 assists in a reserve role for the Lakers this season, and he posted 16-9-4 in their last game.The Sixers have won the last four meetings between the two teams over the past two seasons. This matchup features the two players – Davis and Joel Embiid – with the highest-scoring performances in the NBA so far this season. Embiid posted a career-high 59 points on Nov. 13 against the Jazz, and Davis recently scored 55 points for the Lakers on Sunday at Washington.

Friday’s game is a 7:30 p.m. ET start in South Philadelphia.

“Just staying with it,” Harris said of his shooting success. “Through the season, it’s being able to find those looks and let them fly. Not getting discouraged if they don’t go in. Just staying with it and being able to trust the work that I’ve put in. I feel like I’m in a very good rhythm out there, so just keep letting them go, letting them fly. I think it helps the whole group by opening up the floor and spacing for us. It’s something I worked on throughout the offseason.”

Quote to Note:Sixth-year Sixer Furkan Korkmaz on the team having multiple days to prepare for their next game:“It’s been great. [Thursday] was especially competitive. We are trying to make each other better every day. So if it’s two days, it gives us a chance to come together even more… Sometimes in part of the games that we struggled, execution was the key – to execute defensively and offensively, stick to the plan. I think [the schedule] worked out well.”

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Following a 133-103 road win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday night, the 76ers (11-9) return home to play the Atlanta Hawks (11-9) on Monday in the second half of a back-to-back for both teams.Philadelphia’s 133 points Sunday marked their new season-high.The Hawks lost the front end of their back-to-back at home,106-98, to the Miami Heat. John Collins (23 points, season-high 14 rebounds) and Trae Young (22 points, season-high 14 assists) each recorded a double-double in defeat, with 13 of Young’s points coming at the line (13-13 ft) on a 4-for-16 shooting night. Clint Capela (dental pain) missed his second consecutive game.Young averages 28.2 points and 9.4 assists per game. All-Star teammate Dejounte Murray – who shot 5-for-16 against Miami – adds 20.8 points and 6.7 assists per contest.The Hawks are 4-6 in their last 10 games and have lost two straight, while the Sixers have won seven of 10, including their last two – both in Orlando.In the second win, the Sixers were again without Joel Embiid, James Harden, Tyrese Maxey, Matisse Thybulle, and Jaden Springer due to injury. The team announced during the third quarter that P.J. Tucker (left ankle soreness) would not return to the game. The Magic played without five players and had two more leave with injuries in the second half.

Four Sixers posted season-high scoring totals in the victory: Shake Milton (game-high 29 points), Tobias Harris (25 points), Danuel House Jr. (19 points), and Furkan Korkmaz (17 points)."Guys are stepping up,” House Jr. said postgame. “Names are being called. Guys are stepping up and showing that they’re forever ready. Our motto is ‘stay ready’ because it’s a ‘We’ Season. We all are just trying to come in and put it together and win games.”The Sixers shot a sparkling 64.9 percent (50-77 fg) as a team. They connected on 11 of their 27 3-point attempts (.407), while also scoring a season-high 72 points in the paint (72-44 advantage).

“We came out and played with pace right out the gate and with that pace we were moving the ball,” Shake Milton said. “The ball was really hopping tonight. Everyone got a touch and everybody was able to get into a rhythm. Our defense really helped our offense. We were able to get stops and get the ball up and get some numbers.”Milton averaged 25.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 8.7 assists during the three-game road trip.Paolo Banchero scored a team-high 18 points (7-17 fg, 1-4 3fg, 3-6 ft) for the Magic on Sunday.Newest Sixer Saben Lee made his team debut and scored down the stretch.

Monday’s meeting with the Hawks in South Philadelphia is a 7 p.m. start.

Quote to Note:Danuel House Jr. on Shake Milton’s recent performances:“He is playing. Playing the right way. The hole is as big as the beach. Keep shooting it. That’s the only thing we want him to do. Keep playing the way you have been playing.”

Follow Along Monday:Watch: NBC Sports Philadelphia, NBA TVListen: 97.5 The Fanatic

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After a 115-106 home win over the Brooklyn Nets, the 76ers (9-8) visit the Charlotte Hornets (4-14) for the second half of a back-to-back on Wednesday that tips off a three-game road trip.

The Hornets last played Sunday at Washington, falling 106-102 to the Wizards. Kelly Oubre Jr. put up a team-high 23 points and Gordon Hayward added 20 of his own.

With Joel Embiid, James Harden, and Tyrese Maxey sidelined due to foot injuries on Tuesday, five other Sixers scored in double figures to dispatch the Nets. Tobias Harris (24) and De’Anthony Melton (22) led the way, while Paul Reed (19), Shake Milton (16), and Georges Niang (16) each accounted for more than 15 points.

Sixers reserves, including Reed and Niang, contributed a season-high 47 bench points. Furkan Korkmaz added nine points for the group.

“Paul Reed, his energy on the floor, he’s so young and he just goes out and plays with a ton of heart,” Tobias Harris said. “He finished the game with 19 [points] and 10 [rebounds] and his presence out there on the defensive end and being able to really see the openings in their defense and their pick and roll was huge for us. He rolled so many times for us and got easy layups. Georges in 17 minutes gave us a huge push, especially in the first half, just coming in and being aggressive.”

The Sixers shot 16-for-32 (.500) from 3-point range and won the rebounding battle 49-35, including 20 offensive rebounds.

“They played free, and they had nothing to lose, so those shots are going to feel better when they leave their hands,” Brooklyn’s Kevin Durant said. “You have to give them credit. Tobias [Harris] hit tough shots in the fourth. [Shake] Milton hit tough shots over us in the fourth in the mid-range. It was tough to come back from. You have to give them a ton of credit.”

Kyrie Irving finished with a Nets-high 23 points in defeat. Durant had 20 points, and Ben Simmons tallied 11 points (4-7 fg, 3-6 ft), seven rebounds, 11 assists, three steals, and three blocked shots in his first game back in Philadelphia.

“There was so much talk about the game and what was going to happen instead of the basketball part,” 76ers Head Coach Doc Rivers said. “We had two days and you can tell our guys wanted to win the game. They really wanted to win the game and that was what was on their mind. I thought the fans were phenomenal and they helped for sure. The atmosphere was one of those like a boxing atmosphere. That's what it felt like.”

2021-22 NBA All-Star LaMelo Ball missed the start of the season and returned to the Charlotte lineup on Nov. 12, but only played three games before re-injuring the same ankle. Ball is listed as out with a left ankle sprain.

The Sixers’ road swing later stretches to Orlando for a pair of contests with the Magic – Friday night and Sunday night.

Wednesday’s matchup in Charlotte is a 7 p.m. start.

Saturday, Georges Niang said it was good to see “Shake being Shake.” Tuesday at shootaround, the 26-year-old Shake Milton explained what that means to him:

"Playing free. Being aggressive. Making plays for my teammates and myself. Helping the team win.”

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