PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 11 of his 23 points in the final three minutes of the game and the Cleveland Cavaliers became the sixth team in NBA history to start a season 13-0 with a 114-106 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.

Embiid missed the first nine games of the season. He was dealing with what the team called "left knee management" and then received a three-game suspension for an altercation with a columnist in the 76ers locker room. But after Tuesday's 111-99 loss to the Knicks, Embiid opened the door to playing on Wednesday against the 12-0 Cavs.

Sixers stars Joel Embiid and Paul George will miss Wednesday's game against the Cavaliers due to injury management.

The Philadelphia 76ers knew they would be shorthanded against the Cleveland Cavaliers before they fired up the back-to-back set, beginning with a matchup against the New York Knicks. For the time being,

Jared McCain discusses making Philadelphia 76ers and NBA rookie history with his performance against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Jared McCain's career night kept the scrappy Sixers afloat in loss to Cavaliers Jared McCain is proving that he is much better than people thought. The undermanned 76ers showed they are scrappy, while the undefeated Cleveland Cavaliers are a well-balanced team.