Joel Embiid scored 31 points (17 in the first quarter), and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Houston Rockets 111-91 for their seventh straight win.
The 76ers led by as many as 27, pulling away with a 28-11 run in the first quarter.
For the Rockets, Christian Wood scored 14 points (9 in the first quarter).
The 76ers grabbed 14 offensive rebounds to the Rockets’ 7 and outscored them 56-28 in the paint. The Rockets turned it over 21 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions. The Rockets were outscored 20-7 in 6 minutes with Theis, Porter, Mathews, Green and Martin on the floor together.