PHILADELPHIA - Evan Turner had 19 points, nine assists and six rebounds Sunday night, as the Philadelphia 76ers held off the Cleveland Cavaliers, 86-79. Jrue Holiday added 14 points and nine assists for the Sixers (6-4), who won their second straight. Alonozo Gee scored 17 points and Anderson Varejao had 14 points and 15 rebounds for the Cavaliers (2-8), who dropped their sixth straight. Kyrie Irving, the NBA's third-leading scorer at 24.4 points a game, was limited to a season-low nine, on 4-for-14 shooting. Cleveland's point total was also a season low, as was its 35.4-percent shooting. The Sixers, who led most of the second half, extended their advantage to 69-59 with 9:05 left in the game on a 3-pointer by Jason Richardson. But the Cavs went on a 12-4 run featuring six points by rookie forward Tyler Zeller, cutting the deficit to 73-71 with 4:53 remaining. After an exchange of baskets, Turner hit a jumper from the left corner, off a feed from Holiday. That tr...
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November 18, 2012
