Tyrese Maxey had 30 points, 12 assists, and six rebounds for Philadelphia. Paul George had 25 points and 11 rebounds with five assists, Kelly Oubre Jr. added 21 points and seven rebounds, and Ricky Council IV added 13. Guerschon Yabusele added six and seven rebounds.

Also, Sixers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. was fined $2,000 for flopping in Monday night's game against the Phoenix Suns.

None of that seemed to bother the Pelicans, who still found a way to get just their third road victory of the season. The 76ers (15-21) were without Joel Embiid (knee), but the Pe

The Sixers say McCain is "progressing well," but after meeting with his surgeon on Thursday, it was decided to sit the rookie out indefinitely.

The 16th overall pick in last summer’s draft, McCain had been a bright spot during the Sixers’ rough start to the season (15-20, 11th in the Eastern Conference). He earned Rookie of the Month honors in November and was an early frontrunner for Rookie of the Year.

Guerschon Yabusele had begun to form a great on-court relationship with McCain and had some words of encouragement for his young teammate. "We felt really sad when we heard the ne