CLEVELAND — The home crowd booed as James Harden walked from one side of the court to the other, upset that Isaac Okoro’s and Evan Mobley’s swarming defense had drawn the foul.
Yet the 76ers’ star stepped to the free-throw line and drained both shots — and then another two when the Cavaliers fouled on purpose — which sealed a 118-114 victory Wednesday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
The Sixers (42-26) built a 17-point first-half lead, then needed to answer the Cavaliers’ second-half charge. Cleveland outscored the Sixers 31-13 in the third quarter to flip a 13-point deficit into a 90-85 lead when Brandon Goodwin and Kevin Love hit back-to-back three-pointers to close the period.
