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Embiid, 76ers roll past Blazers 125-103

Simons leads Portland with 25 points

By The Associated Press

Published: December 30, 2024, 10:16pm

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Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, right, shoots the ball over Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Howard Lao) Photo Gallery

PORTLAND — Joel Embiid had 37 points and nine rebounds as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 125-103 on Monday night.

Tyrese Maxey added 23 points for the Sixers. Kelly Oubre Jr. had 15 points and eight steals, and Guerschon Yabusele had 16 points off the bench.

Anfernee Simons led the Blazers with 25 points on 9-of-18 shooting. Deni Avdija had 17 points but also 10 turnovers. Shaedon Sharpe, Toumani Camara and Deandre Ayton each scored 12.

Takeaways

Trail Blazers: The Blazers struggled shooting the 3, going 8 for 36 from long range (22.2%) as a team.

76ers: The Sixers won comfortably despite Paul George being limited to just 22 minutes due to foul trouble. George finished with nine points on 4-of-9 shooting.

Key stat

Philadelphia scored 36 points off Portland’s 26 turnovers while limiting the Blazers to 21 points on their own 19 turnovers.

Key moment

With the game tied early in the second quarter, the Sixers went on a 13-0 run over three minutes to pull away from the Blazers, who never caught up.

Up next

Portland visits Los Angeles to play the Lakers on Thursday.

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76ERS 125, BLAZERS 103

PHILADELPHIA (125) — C.Martin 3-6 0-0 7, George 4-9 0-0 9, Embiid 12-21 12-13 37, Maxey 7-13 6-6 23, Oubre Jr. 6-10 3-3 15, Nance 1-1 0-0 3, Yabusele 6-9 2-3 16, Bona 0-0 2-2 2, Council IV 2-2 2-2 7, Dowtin Jr. 1-1 0-0 3, Jackson 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 43-75 28-31 125.

PORTLAND (103) — Avdija 5-9 5-5 17, Camara 4-9 4-5 12, Ayton 6-8 0-0 12, Sharpe 5-14 1-2 12, Simons 9-18 3-4 25, Murray 1-2 0-0 2, Walker 2-3 1-3 5, Williams III 0-1 0-0 0, Clingan 1-2 1-2 3, Reath 2-3 4-6 9, Henderson 2-7 2-3 6, McGowens 0-0 0-0 0, Rupert 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-77 21-30 103.

Philadelphia	33	31	27	34	—	125
Portland	31	23	18	31	—	103

3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 11-24 (Maxey 3-7, Yabusele 2-4, Council IV 1-1, Dowtin Jr. 1-1, Embiid 1-1, Nance 1-1, C.Martin 1-2, George 1-3, Jackson 0-1, Oubre Jr. 0-3), Portland 8-36 (Simons 4-10, Avdija 2-5, Reath 1-2, Sharpe 1-8, Ayton 0-1, Murray 0-1, Rupert 0-1, Walker 0-1, Williams III 0-1, Camara 0-2, Henderson 0-4). Rebounds—Philadelphia 32 (Embiid 9), Portland 33 (Camara 10). Assists—Philadelphia 20 (George, Jackson 4), Portland 23 (Henderson 7). Total Fouls—Philadelphia 27, Portland 26. A—16,721 (19,393)

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76ERS 125, BLAZERS 103

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