Damian Lillard scored 39 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 118-111.
The Trail Blazers took control with a 14-2 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 18.
The 76ers got within 97-95 on Tobias Harris’ driving layup with 6:18 to play, but Norman Powell answered with a driving layup, and the 76ers got no closer.
In the fourth quarter, Furkan Korkmaz had 2 steals, and the 76ers scored 3 points off them.
For the 76ers, Tyrese Maxey had 28 points (15 in the fourth quarter) and a career-high 9 assists, and Harris added 28 points and 8 rebounds. Maxey scored 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter.
The Trail Blazers shot 50.0% from the field and 44.1% from 3 to the 76ers’ 50.6% and 35.7%. The 76ers got 3 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The 76ers’ starters were outscored 48-37 in 16 minutes together.