The Sixers were bound to win sometime. No one outside the locker room would’ve guessed that they’d do it against the Eastern Conference’s best team this season. The Sixers earned a 132-129 victory Friday night at Wells Fargo Center to end a seven-game losing streak.

Paul George scored 30 points, Tyrese Maxey had 29 and the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 132-129 on Friday night to end a seven-game losing streak. Cleveland lost its second straight to drop into a tie for the NBA lead with Oklahoma City at 36-8.

With Joel Embiid and several others remaining out as the Sixers’ losing streak sits at seven, they have another tall order ahead of them as they take on the 36-7 Cavaliers.

With the Cleveland Cavaliers atop the Eastern Conference, head coach Kenny Atkinson has earned a spot to coach one of the four teams in the 2025 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 16, in San Francisco.

After Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell was named an NBA All-Star starter on Thursday, his head coach earned a role in the game as well.