The Sixers played strong defense Thursday night at Moda Center and held off the Blazers to earn a 105-95 win on the penultimate game of their West Coast trip. NoahLevick of NBCSPhilly has the recap:
The Sixers played an unequivocally stellar first quarter on defense.
The team had an excellent first few minutes of the second quarter, too. Matisse Thybulle blocked rookie Shaedon Sharpe’s end-of-shot-clock jumper. Following one of Lillard’s six turnovers on the night, Tyrese Maxey made a beautiful running hook over Nurkic, stretching the Sixers’ lead to 32-14.Maxey led the way, but the Sixers’ all-bench lineup was fantastic across the board in its opening run.
While he didn’t quite employ hockey-style substitutions, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers essentially went with complete first and second units in the first half. However, Maxey replaced P.J. Tucker with just under two minutes remaining before halftime and nailed a three-pointer to put the Sixers up 55-30. That shot equaled Portland’s number of first-half makes from three-point range; the Blazers were 1 for 14 beyond the arc.
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