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Second-year Philadelphia 76ers forward Justin Edwards had a breakout game off the bench in the team’s 102-100 on Tuesday night, but received a scolding from his mother.

Edwards scored 22 points on 8-of-9 from the field, including 5-of-6 from downtown, in 27 minutes. He added three rebounds, three assists and a steal to his stat line. He led the 76ers in scoring just ahead of Tyrese Maxey’s 21 points. Andre Drummond added 14 points and 13 rebounds in the win.

Edwards was asked in the team’s postgame media availability what he yelled after his 3-pointer put the 76ers ahead with 4:43 left in the fourth quarter. He had to think about it but his mother chimed in.

“I know what he said. He’s gonna get a beating,” Ebony Twiggs said, causing everyone

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