Turnovers burn Sixers in loss to Hornets

PHILADELPHIA — Seth Curry lofted a poor second-quarter pass to Joel Embiid, who initially corralled the ball before allowing it to slip from his grasp. Charlotte’s Terry Rozier found Gordon Hayward for the breakaway finish, two of the Hornets’ 12 consecutive points to take a comfortable lead into the locker room. That highlight — or lowlight — sequence defined the Sixers’ 109-98 loss Wednesday night at the Wells Fargo Center, which snapped their seven-game winning streak in a defeat marred by 17 uncharacteristic turnovers that the Hornets turned into 23 points. The Sixers (23-17) entered Wedne…

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