Joel Embiid dominated a matchup with Jusuf Nurkic, the Philadelphia protection harassed Damian Lillard into 6-for-21 capturing and the visiting 76ers staved off a late Portland Trail Blazers rally for a 105-95 victory on Thursday.
Embiid led all scorers with 32 factors, and James Harden aided the Philadelphia trigger with 16 factors, 14 assists and 10 rebounds, his fourth triple-double of the season. The 76ers received for the fourth straight time on an eight-day, five-game journey that ends Saturday in Sacramento.
Bouncing again from a brutal first half, Lillard had a team-high 25 factors for the Trail Blazers, who misplaced their second in a row.
Embiid scored six factors in a game-opening, 11-2 burst that put the 76ers in command for good.
Philadelphia went on to guide 57-34 at halftime, with Nurkic recording three fouls and no factors in eight minutes and Lillard struggling by way of a 1-for-10 begin.
An uphill climb acquired Portland inside 101-93 after a 30-foot 3-pointer by Lillard with 1:35 to go, however Harden slammed the door with a floater within the lane off an Embiid help.
The 30-point night time was Embiid’s twenty fifth of the season. The Sixers large man hit 12 of his 22 photographs and all seven of his free throws whereas additionally discovering time for 9 rebounds and game-high three blocks.
Tyrese Maxey added 15 factors, Tobias Harris 11 and Shake Milton 10 for the 76ers, who outshot the hosts 50.6 p.c to 37.6 p.c.
Lillard used 10-for-10 success on the line to account for a lot of his scoring on an evening when he misfired on 10 of his 13 3-point makes an attempt. He accomplished a double-double with a team-high 11 assists.
Jerami Grant chipped in with 24 factors for the Trail Blazers, whereas Nurkic managed a game-high 11 rebounds however simply 4 factors on 2-for-10 capturing in 24 foul-plagued minutes.
Anfernee Simons (16 factors) and Nassir Little (10) additionally scored in double figures for Portland.
