Joel Embiid capped a Sixers comeback Friday and led the team to a dramatic 120-119 win over the Trail Blazers at the Wells Fargo Center. NBCSPhilly has the game recap.
By the second quarter, he had a more standard taste of life as a visiting player in Philadelphia. Thybulle heard boos when he knocked down a corner three. The 26-year-old also made Embiid pay for dribbling forward a bit too casually with him in the vicinity, swiping a back-tap steal. Cam Reddish capitalized on that extra possession with a mid-range jumper and the Blazers soon grew their lead to 71-50 on a tough Grant three.
As for Thybulle, he ended the evening with five points on 2-for-4 shooting, two rebounds, a steal and a block in 20 minutes.Thybulle missed two jumpers from the left wing early in the third quarter, although he did chip in offensively with an alley-oop dunk. The Blazers regained their footing thanks largely to Simons, who converted a couple of impressive floaters and yet another three. Simons is fully capable of these sorts of nights — he scored a career-high 45 points earlier this season against the Jazz —but the Sixers will be disappointed with how frequently the 23-year-old managed open shots long after it was obvious he posed a big threat.
McDaniels was one of six players to come off of the Sixers' bench. Danuel House Jr.'s play was among the second-unit bright spots. House played high-energy defense for a few minutes in the second quarter and added five points in the fourth on a high-flying alley-oop slam and a corner three. Georges Niang's shooting was a major plus, too. Niang went 4 for 7 from long distance, including a jumper that trimmed Portland's lead to 112-104 with 5:16 to go.
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