Philadelphia 76ers at Portland Trail Blazers
· National Basketball AssociationEmbiid has 37 as 76ers handle Trail Blazes 125-103
Tyrese Maxey added 23 points for the Sixers. Kelly Oubre Jr. had 15 points and eight steals, and Guerschon Yabusele had 16 points off the bench.
Anfernee Simons led the Blazers with 25 points on 9-of-18 shooting. Deni Avdija had 17 points but also 10 turnovers. Shaedon Sharpe, Toumani Camara and Deandre Ayton each scored 12.
76ers: The Sixers won comfortably despite Paul George being limited to just 22 minutes due to foul trouble. George finished with nine points on 4-of-9 shooting.
Regular Season Series
PHI leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 125 - 103 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 125 - 103 |
| 4th 11.0 |  |
Duop Reath makes 3-foot two point shot | 125 - 103 |
| 4th 26.1 |  |
Jeff Dowtin Jr. makes 26-foot three pointer | 125 - 101 |
| 4th 35.1 | |
Jeff Dowtin Jr. defensive rebound | 122 - 101 |
Statistics
 PHI |
 POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 43-75 | FG | 37-77 |
| 57 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 11-24 | 3PT | 8-36 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 28-31 | FT | 21-30 |
| 90 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 26 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 36 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 50 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 27 | Fouls | 26 |
| 27 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Williams III, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 23 |
| Jerami Grant, F | Out | Dec 23 |
| Scoot Henderson, G | Out | Dec 19 |
| Jrue Holiday, G | Out | Dec 19 |
| Matisse Thybulle, G | Out | Dec 13 |
Philadelphia 76ers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly Oubre Jr., G | Out | Dec 25 |
| Dominick Barlow, F | Day-To-Day | Dec 25 |
| Quentin Grimes, G | Day-To-Day | Dec 25 |
| VJ Edgecombe, G | Day-To-Day | Dec 25 |
| Joel Embiid, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 25 |
Game Information
Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 16,721 · Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
21 | 9 | .700 | - | W1 |
 Boston |
18 | 11 | .621 | 2.5 | W3 |
 Toronto |
18 | 13 | .581 | 3.5 | W1 |
 Philadelphia |
16 | 12 | .571 | 4 | L1 |
 Brooklyn |
9 | 19 | .321 | 11 | W2 |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
26 | 5 | .839 | - | L2 |
 Denver |
21 | 8 | .724 | 4 | L1 |
 Minnesota |
20 | 10 | .667 | 5.5 | W3 |
 Portland |
12 | 18 | .400 | 13.5 | L2 |
 Utah |
10 | 19 | .345 | 15 | L4 |
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