The Philadelphia 76ers went on a 14-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 113-103.
It was tied at 86 when Georges Niang’s driving layup put the 76ers ahead for good with 10:46 left. He scored 6 points and Furkan Korkmaz made 2 3-pointers as they pulled away to a 100-90 lead with 6:44 left.
The Trail Blazers got within 104-101 on Damian Lillard’s driving layup with 4:02 to play, but Seth Curry answered with a 15-foot floater, and the Trail Blazers got no closer.
During clutch time, the 76ers outscored the Trail Blazers 4-2.
Curry scored 23 points. Niang added 21 points off the bench, and Andre Drummond had 14 points (10 in the paint), 15 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals. The 76ers had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Trail Blazers, Norman Powell scored 22 points (12 in the paint) on 8 for 12 shooting, and Lillard added 20 points and 10 assists. CJ McCollum scored 20 points. The Trail Blazers had 3 20-point scorers.
The 76ers shot 51.8% from the field and 36.1% from 3 to the Trail Blazers’ 47.6% and 35.3%.