Joel Embiid had 31 points (13 in the first quarter), 15 rebounds and a season-high 10 assists, his first triple-double of the season, and the Philadelphia 76ers went on a 19-6 run in the third quarter to beat the Houston Rockets 133-113 for their fourth straight win.
The 76ers led by as many as 26, pulling away with a 25-11 run in the third quarter.
Furkan Korkmaz had 24 points (11 in the third quarter), a career-high 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Embiid and Korkmaz set each other up for 6 baskets and 13 points.
For the Rockets, Garrison Mathews scored 23 points on 6 for 10 shooting, and Daniel Theis went 1 for 7 from 3. The Rockets had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The 76ers shot 52.1% from the field and 42.5% from 3 to the Rockets’ 41.6% and 34.1%.