Thaddeus Young leads 76ers past Kings

Thaddeus Young scored 23 points and tied his career high with 15 rebounds as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Sacramento Kings 89-80 Friday night at the Wells Fargo Center. Jrue Holiday scored 21 points, Nick Young had 20 and Spencer Hawes 10 for the Sixers (20-26), who won consecutive games for the first time since a three-game streak from Nov. 25-30.

Tyreke Evans led the Kings with 29 points while Isaiah Thomas contributed 24. DeMarcus Cousins had 12 points and 12 rebounds. The Kings (17-31) fell to 5-19 on the road.