Cleveland led by 29 with 1:12 left in the first half. Philadelphia won the second half 69-37 and the game 114-106.

It was the largest comeback in 76ers history and the 10th-largest in the NBA in the play-by-play era.

Philadelphia did not lead until Embiid's 16-footer made it 96-95 with 6:54 left. A 15-0 run put it away.

Maxey played 42 minutes, shot 12-of-23 with 6 assists. Embiid added 24 and Jaylen Brown 21.

LeBron James had 17 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, 10 of his points in the third quarter.

Donovan Mitchell scored 32, but just 2 in the fourth. The Cavaliers had 21 turnovers and scored 16 in the final quarter.

Both play Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET (2:30 a.m. Sunday Cairo): Bucks at Sixers, Nets at Cavaliers.

Photo by Chensiyuan, CC-BY-SA-4.0, cropped. Tyrese Maxey with the 76ers in April 2026.

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