76ers survive late threat from Clippers to win 119-113
LOS ANGELES (AP) The energy was flowing late and that's just the way the Philadelphia 76ers like it.
Joel Embiid notched his NBA-leading 32nd double-double of the season in his return and Philadelphia withstood a furious rally by the Los Angeles Clippers in a chippy fourth quarter for a 119-113 victory on Tuesday night to open the new year.
''The game was physical and I like it physical and aggressive,'' Embiid said. ''This was a huge win for us.''
Embiid was a game-time decision after missing one game because of a sore left knee. He didn't appear hindered while recording 28 points and 19 rebounds. He scored 15 points in the first quarter, including 10 of the Sixers' final 16.
''My goal is to be dominant every game,'' Embiid said. ''If I dominate, the numbers will come, but most important is that we win.''
He hit a 3-pointer early in the second, one of five by the Sixers in the period that propelled them to a 76-58 halftime lead. They built their largest lead of the game - 24 points - on a 3-pointer by Landry Shamet.
''Give Philly credit,'' Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. ''They were the instigator all game. They deserved to win. They played harder for longer.''
The Clippers closed within four in the fourth on Montrezl Harrell's three-point play. He was rejected by Embiid but got the ball back and scored, drew the foul and made the free throw.
But Embiid scored to keep the Sixers ahead 114-108. Lou Williams and Harrell combined to miss 3 of 4 free throws and Ben Simmons scored. Simmons punctuated the win with a huge dunk.
Former Clipper JJ Redick added 18 points and Jimmy Butler scored 16 before being ejected to help Philadelphia improve to 8-11 on the road. Simmons just missed a triple-double with 14 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.
''I'd get (angry) if those guys were doing those things to me that they were doing to Jimmy and Joel,'' Simmons said. ''But we made key buckets down the stretch and played tough defense. I'm getting more comfortable with my jumper and our team is learning to play their roles and we're playing better together.''
The Clippers outscored the Sixers 30-25 in the third and 25-18 in the fourth.
''We waited too long and had to fight and ran out of gas,'' Harrell said.
Williams led the Clippers with 22 points off the bench. Tobias Harris and Danilo Gallinari finished with 21 points each and Harrell had 20 points and 10 rebounds.
The Clippers alternated their two tallest players - 7-foot Boban Marjanovic and 6-11 Marcin Gortat - on Embiid, but he thwarted their effort by making 8 of 12 free throws.
''Every time we got physical with him it turned into a foul,'' Harrell said.
Led by its bench, Los Angeles outscored the Sixers 30-25 in the third, closing with a 10-2 run, but still trailed 101-88 going into the fourth.
That's when things got chippy.
Embiid and Patrick Beverley received offsetting technicals at 9:32 after tangling. Embiid grabbed a rebound and Beverley yanked his jersey. Jonah Bolden pulled Beverley off Embiid in a mass of players.
''I was going for the ball and I got hit in the face and I freaked out because I got hit where I had surgery and I didn't want it to be re-injured,'' Embiid said.
Avery Bradley and Butler got tied up going for a rebound and shoved each other. Referees and security were quick to come on the court and separate the players. They were each hit with technicals and ejected with 7:01 to play.
''We got too close to one another and the same things happen: some pushing, some shoving, some technical fouls and we got ejected,'' Butler said.
TIP-INS
76ers: Simmons was cheered by model Kendall Jenner, who sat courtside. ... Embiid went over the 3,000-point mark in his career. ... They improved to 2-2 on their season-long five-game trip. ... G Markelle Fultz (thoracic outlet syndrome) is with the team while undergoing physical therapy, but there is no timetable for his return.
Clippers: F Luc Mbah a Moute (sore left knee) missed his 33rd straight game.
UP NEXT
76ers: At Phoenix on Wednesday in the second game of a back-to-back.
Clippers: Have two days off before playing at Phoenix on Friday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Jumpball | |||
11:41 | Defensive rebound by Joel Embiid | |||
11:36 | +3 | Joel Embiid made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Ben Simmons | 3-0 | |
11:20 | Tobias Harris missed jump shot | |||
11:17 | PHI team rebound | |||
11:00 | Shooting foul on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | |||
11:00 | +1 | Jimmy Butler made 1st of 2 free throws | 4-0 | |
11:00 | Jimmy Butler missed 2nd of 2 free throws | |||
10:58 | Defensive rebound by Marcin Gortat | |||
10:48 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed jump shot | |||
10:43 | Defensive rebound by Ben Simmons | |||
10:40 | Lost ball turnover on Ben Simmons, stolen by Tobias Harris | |||
10:35 | +2 | Tobias Harris made layup | 4-2 | |
10:17 | Jimmy Butler missed running Jump Shot | |||
10:12 | +2 | Joel Embiid made dunk | 6-2 | |
10:12 | Offensive rebound by Joel Embiid | |||
9:59 | Avery Bradley missed jump shot | |||
9:59 | Defensive rebound by Ben Simmons | |||
9:49 | Jimmy Butler missed driving layup | |||
9:44 | Offensive rebound by Jimmy Butler | |||
9:44 | +2 | Jimmy Butler made dunk | 8-2 | |
9:21 | +3 | JJ Redick made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Ben Simmons | 11-4 | |
8:58 | +2 | Ben Simmons made dunk, assist by JJ Redick | 13-6 | |
8:43 | +2 | Tobias Harris made floating jump shot | 13-8 | |
8:37 | +2 | Wilson Chandler made layup, assist by Ben Simmons | 15-8 | |
8:26 | Tobias Harris missed jump shot | |||
8:24 | Defensive rebound by Jimmy Butler | |||
8:18 | Joel Embiid missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
8:14 | Defensive rebound by Danilo Gallinari | |||
8:06 | +2 | Danilo Gallinari made jump shot | 15-10 | |
8:06 | Shooting foul on Wilson Chandler | |||
8:06 | +1 | Danilo Gallinari made free throw | 15-11 | |
7:51 | Lost ball turnover on Jimmy Butler, stolen by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | |||
7:47 | Avery Bradley missed layup, blocked by Joel Embiid | |||
7:47 | PHI team rebound | |||
7:33 | Personal foul on Marcin Gortat | |||
7:20 | Defensive rebound by Tobias Harris | |||
7:12 | +3 | Tobias Harris made 3-pt. jump shot | 15-14 | |
6:41 | Ben Simmons missed jump shot | |||
6:41 | Offensive rebound by Mike Muscala | |||
6:41 | 24-second shot clock violation turnover | |||
6:30 | Danilo Gallinari missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
6:28 | Defensive rebound by Ben Simmons | |||
6:23 | Flagrant foul on Danilo Gallinari | |||
6:23 | +1 | Jimmy Butler made 1st of 2 free throws | 16-14 | |
6:23 | +1 | Jimmy Butler made 2nd of 2 free throws | 17-14 | |
6:10 | Defensive rebound by Danilo Gallinari | |||
6:01 | Tobias Harris missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
5:58 | Defensive rebound by Landry Shamet | |||
5:50 | +2 | Ben Simmons made dunk, assist by Mike Muscala | 19-14 | |
5:37 | Bad pass turnover on Marcin Gortat, stolen by Ben Simmons | |||
5:29 | Mike Muscala missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
5:26 | Offensive rebound by Ben Simmons | |||
5:15 | T.J. McConnell missed fade-away jump shot | |||
5:12 | +2 | Mike Muscala made dunk | 21-14 | |
5:12 | Offensive rebound by Mike Muscala | |||
4:53 | Personal foul on Landry Shamet | |||
4:42 | +2 | Montrezl Harrell made dunk, assist by Danilo Gallinari | 21-16 | |
4:24 | +2 | Jimmy Butler made jump shot | 23-16 | |
4:16 | Personal foul on Ben Simmons | |||
4:00 | Shooting foul on Ben Simmons | |||
4:00 | +1 | Danilo Gallinari made 1st of 2 free throws | 23-17 | |
4:00 | +1 | Danilo Gallinari made 2nd of 2 free throws | 23-18 | |
3:51 | +2 | T.J. McConnell made jump shot, assist by Mike Muscala | 25-18 | |
3:36 | Defensive rebound by Mike Muscala | |||
3:36 | Montrezl Harrell missed layup, blocked by Jimmy Butler | |||
3:30 | Mike Muscala missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
3:26 | Defensive rebound by Patrick Beverley | |||
3:17 | Shooting foul on Mike Muscala | |||
3:17 | +1 | Tobias Harris made 1st of 2 free throws | 25-19 | |
3:17 | +1 | Tobias Harris made 2nd of 2 free throws | 25-20 | |
3:08 | +2 | Joel Embiid made reverse layup, assist by Furkan Korkmaz | 27-20 | |
3:01 | Personal foul on Furkan Korkmaz | |||
3:01 | +1 | Tobias Harris made 1st of 2 free throws | 27-21 | |
3:01 | +1 | Tobias Harris made 2nd of 2 free throws | 27-22 | |
2:54 | Personal foul on Montrezl Harrell | |||
2:54 | +1 | Joel Embiid made 1st of 2 free throws | 28-22 | |
2:54 | +1 | Joel Embiid made 2nd of 2 free throws | 29-22 | |
2:41 | +2 | Montrezl Harrell made dunk, assist by Lou Williams | 29-24 | |
2:27 | Personal foul on Montrezl Harrell | |||
2:27 | +1 | Joel Embiid made 1st of 2 free throws | 30-24 | |
2:27 | Joel Embiid missed 2nd of 2 free throws | |||
2:20 | +3 | JJ Redick made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by T.J. McConnell | 33-24 | |
2:10 | Personal foul on T.J. McConnell | |||
2:10 | Patrick Beverley missed 1st of 2 free throws | |||
2:10 | LAC team rebound | |||
2:10 | +1 | Patrick Beverley made 2nd of 2 free throws | 33-25 | |
2:02 | Joel Embiid missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
1:57 | Offensive rebound by Jonah Bolden | |||
1:55 | Personal foul on Tobias Harris | |||
1:55 | PHI team rebound | |||
1:55 | Joel Embiid missed 1st of 2 free throws | |||
1:55 | +1 | Joel Embiid made 2nd of 2 free throws | 34-25 | |
1:50 | Bad pass turnover on Boban Marjanovic, stolen by T.J. McConnell | |||
1:42 | Furkan Korkmaz missed jump shot | |||
1:37 | +2 | Joel Embiid made dunk | 36-25 | |
1:19 | Bad pass turnover on Lou Williams, stolen by Joel Embiid | |||
1:11 | Out of bounds turnover on JJ Redick | |||
1:03 | +2 | Lou Williams made fade-away jump shot | 36-27 | |
0:44 | +2 | Joel Embiid made jump shot | 38-27 | |
0:33 | Personal foul on T.J. McConnell | |||
0:33 | LAC team rebound | |||
0:33 | Lou Williams missed 1st of 2 free throws | |||
0:33 | +1 | Lou Williams made 2nd of 2 free throws | 38-28 | |
0:16 | +3 | Jonah Bolden made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Joel Embiid | 41-28 | |
0:06 | Mike Scott missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
0:04 | Offensive rebound by Boban Marjanovic | |||
0:03 | Boban Marjanovic missed dunk | |||
0:04 | Defensive rebound by Joel Embiid | |||
0:00 | Furkan Korkmaz missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
0:00 | PHI team rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:48 | JJ Redick missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
11:42 | Defensive rebound by Lou Williams | |||
11:36 | +3 | Patrick Beverley made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Boban Marjanovic | 41-31 | |
11:25 | +2 | Jonah Bolden made finger-roll layup, assist by T.J. McConnell | 43-31 | |
11:15 | Bad pass turnover on Lou Williams, stolen by T.J. McConnell | |||
10:51 | +3 | Joel Embiid made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Jimmy Butler | 46-31 | |
10:37 | Mike Scott missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
10:33 | Defensive rebound by Joel Embiid | |||
10:14 | +3 | Lou Williams made 3-pt. jump shot | 46-34 | |
10:06 | Shooting foul on Avery Bradley | |||
10:06 | +1 | JJ Redick made 1st of 2 free throws | 47-34 | |
10:06 | +1 | JJ Redick made 2nd of 2 free throws | 48-34 | |
9:56 | Offensive foul on Boban Marjanovic | |||
9:56 | Offensive foul on Boban Marjanovic | |||
9:36 | Joel Embiid missed finger-roll layup | |||
9:35 | Offensive rebound by Joel Embiid | |||
9:35 | Shooting foul on Boban Marjanovic | |||
9:35 | Joel Embiid missed 1st of 2 free throws | |||
9:35 | PHI team rebound | |||
9:35 | +1 | Joel Embiid made 2nd of 2 free throws | 49-34 | |
9:22 | +2 | Lou Williams made floating jump shot | 49-36 | |
9:09 | +3 | JJ Redick made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Joel Embiid | 52-36 | |
8:58 | Bad pass turnover on Mike Scott, stolen by T.J. McConnell | |||
8:56 | +2 | T.J. McConnell made layup | 54-36 | |
8:56 | Violation | |||
8:40 | Lou Williams missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
8:38 | Defensive rebound by Joel Embiid | |||
8:25 | Bad pass turnover on Joel Embiid, stolen by Lou Williams | |||
8:18 | Marcin Gortat missed layup, blocked by Jonah Bolden | |||
8:15 | Defensive rebound by Joel Embiid | |||
8:11 | Jimmy Butler missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
8:05 | Defensive rebound by Marcin Gortat | |||
7:59 | +2 | Marcin Gortat made layup, assist by Lou Williams | 54-38 | |
7:39 | Joel Embiid missed jump shot | |||
7:38 | Defensive rebound by Lou Williams | |||
7:24 | +2 | JJ Redick made layup, assist by T.J. McConnell | 56-38 | |
7:06 | Avery Bradley missed running Jump Shot | |||
7:03 | Defensive rebound by Landry Shamet | |||
6:44 | Jimmy Butler missed turnaround jump shot | |||
6:40 | Defensive rebound by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | |||
6:38 | Out of bounds turnover on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | |||
6:26 | Personal foul on Tobias Harris | |||
6:19 |