The Philadelphia 76ers went on a 19-6 run in the third quarter to beat the Denver Nuggets 97-92.
The Nuggets went on a 19-6 run to lead 66-61 with 6:59 left in the third quarter. Tobias Harris’ 16-foot pull-up jumper put the 76ers ahead for good with 4:44 left in the quarter. Al Horford scored 7 points during the run, and they led 80-72 with 1:43 left in the quarter.
The Nuggets got within 88-86 on Will Barton’s three-point play with 7:00 to play, but Matisse Thybulle answered with a 3-pointer, and the Nuggets got no closer than 95-92.
During clutch time, the 76ers outscored the Nuggets 6-2.
Joel Embiid had 22 points (10 in the first quarter), 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Tobias Harris added 20 points, and Thybulle scored 13 points on 5 for 8 shooting off the bench.
For the Nuggets, Barton had 26 points and 7 assists.
The Nuggets got 5 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The 76ers outscored the Nuggets 19-7 on the fast break. They did not make a field goal in the last 4:09. The Nuggets outscored the 76ers 42-26 in 19 minutes with Millsap, Barton, Harris, Jokić and Morris on the floor together.