Joel Embiid had 40 points and a season-high 19 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Utah Jazz 131-123 in overtime.
Joel Embiid made a 3-pointer with 6.5 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 118, and the 76ers outscored the Jazz 13-5 in overtime.
During clutch time, the 76ers outscored the Jazz 25-17. Embiid scored 13 of the 76ers’ 25 on 4 for 8 shooting and 3 for 4 at the line. With 2:54 left in overtime, Rudy Gobert stole the ball from Seth Curry, and Bojan Bogdanovic’s corner 3-pointer off it put the Jazz ahead 123-122.
Tobias Harris had 22 points (16 in the paint) and 10 rebounds. Embiid and Curry set each other up for 5 baskets and 11 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Jazz, Donovan Mitchell had 33 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.
The Jazz committed 16 turnovers to the 76ers’ 11. The Jazz made 21 3-pointers, 5 of them by Mitchell and 4 by Bogdanovic. The 76ers outscored the Jazz 25-11 on the fast break. They scored the last 9 points of the game. The Jazz’s starters were outscored 62-47 in 22 minutes together.