NERLENS NOEL scored 19 points, Richaun Holmes had 18 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Los Angeles Clippers 121-110 Tuesday night.

    The Sixers rallied from 19 points down and proved yet again they are now a team trying to win games instead of tank seasons.

    “We come here, put in the work every day and it’s starting to show for us on the floor,” Holmes said.

    Joel Embiid, out with a left knee contusion, waved his arms from the bench as the crowd shouted “Trust the Process” in the waning minutes.

    Noel had three blocked shots in Embiid’s spot and the Sixers hit 10 3-pointers to spur the second-half rally.

    The Sixers are 3-10 without Embiid this season.

    Blake Griffin, a five-time All-Star, scored 12 points on 3-of-11 shooting in his first game since Dec. 18. He averaged 21.2 points, 8.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists this season, and played in 26 of the Clippers’ first 28 games.

    Jamal Crawford hit six 3s and scored 27 points for the Clippers. J.J. Redick had 22.

    “This one’s more disheartening,” Crawford said. “You have to put those games away, by any means. This one’s on us.”

    Embiid continues to be hampered by the knee he hurt Friday night. He’s scheduled to sit out the next night’s game at Milwaukee because he does not play in one game of back-to-back sets.

    The Sixers listed 17,591 at the Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday, another stout crowd for a franchise coming off one of the worst stretches of seasons in NBA history. Embiid’s growing popularity has forced the Sixers to at least consider playing him only the home game when they play on consecutive nights.

    “We are mindful that our fans want to see Joel play,” coach Brett Brown said.(SD-Agencies)