Joel Embiid had 33 factors and 10 rebounds because the Philadelphia 76ers beat San Antonio 137-125, sending the scuffling Spurs to their eighth straight loss.
Tyrese Maxey had 25 factors and James Harden added 16 for Philadelphia, who had the third-best document within the Eastern Conference on Friday.
San Antonio rookie Malaki Branham set a season excessive for the second straight recreation with 26 factors, eclipsing the 22-point outing he had Wednesday in a loss to Sacramento.
Keldon Johnson added 18 factors and Jakob Poeltl had 16 factors and 10 rebounds in San Antonio’s closing residence recreation earlier than embarking on a nine-game highway journey that ends on February 28.
The Spurs are 9-37 since opening the season 5-2.
Embiid, Harden and Tobias Harris returned to the court docket with 5 minutes remaining after San Antonio trimmed a 22-point result in 122-112, and the 76ers sealed the victory.
Embiid, who was listed as questionable with a sore left foot, was 10 for 18 from the sphere, 2 for 3 on 3-pointers and 11 for 13 on free throws in an environment friendly 29 minutes. Named an All-Star reserve Thursday, Embiid added 4 assists and two steals.
The Spurs had been with out starters Devin Vassell, Jeremy Sochan and Tre Jones, in addition to Romeo Langford, who has began 19 video games.
Philadelphia had three straight turnovers to open the sport in falling behind 8-1. The 76ers rallied to finish the primary quarter tied at 26 after which outscored the Spurs 47-35 within the second quarter.
The run included a one-handed alley-oop dunk by Embiid on a go from Harden adopted by a fastbreak dunk by Harris in constructing a 66-49 lead.
In Washington, Anfernee Simons scored 20 of his 33 factors within the third quarter because the Portland Trail Blazers erased a 20-point deficit to snap Washington’s six-game profitable streak with a 124-116 victory over the Wizards.
Simons made six of Portland’s 9 3-pointers within the third, with the Trail Blazers lastly catching and passing the Wizards within the fourth. Simons completed 9 of 12 from past the arc.
Damian Lillard added 29 factors for Portland, who’ve received 5 of six.
Bradley Beal scored 34 factors for the Wizards and Kristaps Porzingis had 32.
Meanwhile, Mikal Bridges scored 25 factors and Dario Saric had 14 with 13 rebounds to guide Phoenix over Boston and ship the NBA-leading Celtics to their fourth loss in six video games.
Chris Paul added 15 factors, eight assists and 6 rebounds for Phoenix, who had a 20-point, second-quarter lead trimmed to at least one by the top of the third. The Suns opened the fourth with eight straight factors to show again Boston’s rally.
Jaylen Brown scored 27 factors and Jayson Tatum had 20 for the Celtics, who had been coming off a 43-point victory over the Brooklyn Nets. But the 2 Boston All-Stars shot a mixed 12 for 36 from the ground and 6 for 22 from 3-point vary.
In different matches, the Toronto Raptors beat the Houston Rockets 117-111, Detroit Pistons accounted for Charlotte Hornets 118-112 whereas the Indiana Paces edged out the Sacramento Kings 107-104.
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