Al Jefferson leads Charlotte Bobcats past Philadelphia 76ers, 123-93

Philadelphia: Al Jefferson had 25 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Charlotte Bobcats to a 123-93 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.

Gary Neal scored 15 points to help the Bobcats inch closer to a playoff berth.

The Bobcats (37-38) have the seventh-best record in the Eastern Conference. They entered 4= games ahead of the ninth-place New York Knicks and needed four wins in the final eight games to clinch their first playoff berth since 2010. . One down, three to go.

The Bobcats raced to a 13-point lead in the first quarter, stretched it to 35 and never once let the Sixers threaten.