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Embiid guides 76ers to blowout of Luka, Mavericks

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Embiid guides 76ers to blowout of Luka, Mavericks

OVERPOWERED. Mavericks star Luka Doncic drives against Sixers guard Ben Simmons in their one-sided battle.

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Sixers stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons take charge against a Mavs side missing big man Kristaps Porzingis

Joel Embiid buried 23 points and grabbed 9 rebounds to lift the host Philadelphia 76ers past the Dallas Mavericks, 111-97, on Thursday, February 25 (Friday, February 26, Philippine time).

Embiid shot 5-of-20 from the field but made 11-of-12 free throws.

Ben Simmons added 15 points and 7 assists while Seth Curry contributed 15 points for the Sixers, who improved to 14-2 at home. Dwight Howard had 14 points and 8 rebounds, and Shake Milton chipped in with 10 points.

Luka Doncic led Dallas with 19 points. Josh Richardson added 13, Tim Hardaway Jr had 12 and Jalen Brunson managed 11 for the Mavericks, who had their two-game winning streak snapped. Boban Marjanovic pulled down 12 rebounds.

Dallas big man Kristaps Porzingis sat out due to lower back tightness.

Simmons converted a three-point play with 4:19 left in the 2nd quarter to give the Sixers a 43-35 lead. The Sixers kept attacking and extended their advantage to 52-35 after Embiid threw down a dunk to cap a 14-0 run.

The Mavericks struggled through the first half with 14 turnovers, 5 by Doncic, and trailed 59-43 at the break. Doncic missed his first 3 shots and was 3-of-9 by halftime.

Philadelphia missed its first 7 shots of the 3rd quarter but still led 69-56 midway through the period.

Dallas responded with back-to-back three-pointers, and the deficit was just 7.

A late 11-2 spurt pushed the Sixers to an 86-68 lead at the end of the 3rd. But the news wasn’t all good for the Sixers, who lost Tobias Harris for the rest of the game because of a right knee contusion. He managed 6 points in 22 minutes.

The Mavericks were unable to string together a run, and the Sixers pulled out to a 91-70 advantage with 9:51 to go in the 4th following a corner trey by Mike Scott.

With Doncic on the bench, the Sixers led 102-76 with 6:30 remaining. The 26-point advantage was more than enough of a cushion to propel Philadelphia to the win. – Rappler.com

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