Sixers and Harden get back on track in 144-114 rout of Hornets

PHILADELPHIA — This was a nice bounce-back game for the 76ers. They followed up Thursday’s dismal performance against the Detroit Pistons with Saturday’s scintillating 144-114 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. The blowout win at the Wells Fargo Center improved the Sixers to 47-30 and snapped their three-game skid. They’re on the brink of clinching their fifth straight postseason berth. The Cleveland Cavaliers’ 119-101 victory over the New York Knicks denied the Sixers the opportunity to clinch it Saturday. As of Saturday afternoon, the fourth-place Sixers were two games behind the first-plac…

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