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OAKLAND, Calif. — The 76ers found out on Friday night what the rest of the league is discovering about one-time patsy Golden State — that the Warriors are pretty good.

Golden State, which last season lost games to the Sixers by 22 and 26 points, respectively, built a 20-point lead late in the third — a carryover from a very strong second period — and held on to defeat the Sixers, 96-89, at sold-out (19,596) Oracle Arena on Friday.

The loss, the Sixers' ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP)—The Philadelphia 76ers are getting healthy at the right time.

Lou Williams and Thaddeus Young scored 21 points each, lifting the Philadelphia 76ers past the Utah Jazz 104-91 on Friday night.

Evan Turner had 16 points and 12 rebounds, Jrue Holiday also scored 16 points, and Andre Iguodala added 10 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds for the Sixers, who followed Wednesday’s 32-point victory over the Boston Celtics with another impressive ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP)—With the game down to the final precious possessions, Chicago and Philadelphia each leaned on its best player.

Derrick Rose, the reigning MVP, saw a crack in the defense, went left-to-right with the ball and scored for a four-point lead.

Andre Iguodala shot an air ball and fired one attempt off the backboard.

Make it 31 wins and counting for the Bulls—and another defeat against the elite for the back-to-reality Sixers. ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP)—The 76ers needed nine players to score to beat the Warriors—and top The Big Dipper.

Lou Williams scored 25 points, and Elton Brand had 14 points and 14 rebounds to lead Philadelphia to a 105-83 victory over Golden State on Friday in the 50th anniversary of Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game.

The Sixers topped 100 points for the first time in 20 games on the night they paid tribute to the record Chamberlain set for the Philadelphia Warriors ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP)—On a night when Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook were missing more shots than usual, the All-Star duo did the little things to win.

Durant scored eight of his 23 points down the stretch and Westbrook had 22 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 92-88 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.

James Harden added 16 points as the NBA-leading Thunder overcame a seven-point deficit in the fourth quarter ...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP)—Philadelphia 76ers coach Doug Collins had a little scare and his team stopped a skid.

Collins left the bench between the third and fourth quarters because he felt lightheaded, but gave himself a clean bill of health after the 76ers beat the Detroit Pistons 97-68 Tuesday night and snapped its five-game losing streak.

“I think I got dehydrated,” Collins said. “It’s nothing related to what I had with vertigo. It’s all good.” ...