Ben Simmons tipped in Joel Embiid’s missed shot at the buzzer in overtime, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the San Antonio Spurs 113-111 in overtime for their fourth straight win.
It was tied 107-107 at the end of regulation.
During clutch time, the Spurs outscored the 76ers 15-13. Keldon Johnson scored 7 of the Spurs’ 15 on 3 for 4 shooting and 0 for 1 at the line. With 2:10 left, Danny Green stole the ball from Patty Mills, and Seth Curry’s pull-up 3-pointer off it put the 76ers ahead 105-102.
Joel Embiid had 34 points and 12 rebounds, and Curry added 22 points on 8 for 10 shooting.
For the Spurs, Lonnie Walker IV scored 23 points (12 in the paint) off the bench. Gorgui Dieng scored 17 points (9 on 3 3-pointers) off the bench.
The Spurs outscored the 76ers 56-35 off the bench. The Spurs’ starters were outscored 41-26 in 16 minutes together.