Simmons’ triple-double sends Sixers by Bulls
Ben Simmons had 19 points, 17 rebounds and 14 assists for his fifth tripledouble of the season to lead the 76ers to a 115-101 victory over the Chicago Bulls last night in Philadelphia.
Dario Saric added 21 points and 10 rebounds and Joel Embiid had 22 points for the 76ers, who have won 7-of-10.
Bobby Portis scored 22 points and Zach LaVine had 21 for the Bulls.
Philadelphia played without guards JJ Redick (left leg), T.J. McConnell (personal) and Jerryd Bayless (left wrist), but Simmons picked up the slack.
The rookie was just two assists away from a tripledouble in the first half when he helped the 76ers to a 55-41 halftime lead with 11 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists. His slam dunk with 7:40 left in the third quarter was part of a dominating period for Philadelphia.
Spurs 108, Grizzlies 85 — Pau Gasol ended an assist short of a triple-double, Patty Mills scored 15 points and San Antonio beat host Memphis.
Gasol had 14 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists, and Bryn Forbes and Danny Green also finished with 14 points each. Davis Bertans and Dejounte Murray each had 11 points.
Marc Gasol led the Grizzlies with 18 points and seven rebounds, while Deyonta Davis added 12 points.
Jazz 98, Pistons 95 — Joe Ingles made a tying layup in the final seconds of regulation, then added two straight 3-pointers in overtime to lift visiting Utah over Detroit.
The Pistons lost their sixth straight by blowing a nine-point lead late in the fourth quarter. Detroit had a chance to tie at the end of overtime, but Tobias Harris missed from the left corner, and the rebound went out of bounds off the Pistons.
Andre Drummond had 30 points and 24 rebounds for Detroit, and he fueled a 10-0 run that put the Pistons ahead 88-79, but Utah closed strong in the fourth quarter.
Pelicans 101, Hornets 96 — Jrue Holiday and Anthony Davis each scored 19 points, DeMarcus Cousins had 16 points and 13 rebounds and visiting New Orleans defeated Charlotte for its sixth win in the last seven games.
Dwight Howard had 22 points and 16 rebounds in his 1,000th career game to lead the Hornets, who fell to 2-2 on the current five-game homestand.
Holiday made a pair of driving layups late in the fourth quarter to help spark the Pelicans.
Raptors 108, Hawks 93 — Jonas Valanciunas had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and rested Toronto used strong 3-point shooting to beat host Atlanta.
Playing in their first game since Saturday’s loss at Minnesota, Toronto made 14 3-pointers, including eight in the first half.
Fred VanVleet added 19 points off the bench and All-Star starter DeMar DeRozan had 14 as Toronto moved to 3-0 against Atlanta this season.
Rockets 104, Mavericks 97 — James Harden scored 25 points after getting named to his sixth straight Western Conference All- Star team and visiting Houston beat Dallas.
Trevor Ariza had 23 points as the Rockets beat their Texas rivals for the sixth straight time, a streak that started with a fourgame sweep last season. Houston won its fourth straight game and seventh in the past nine.
Pacers 116, Suns 101 — Thaddeus Young scored 22 points, Victor Oladipo had 21 points and nine assists and Indiana pulled away from Phoenix in Indianapolis.
The Pacers have won 5-of6, blowing out the Suns for the second time in 10 days.
Josh Jackson had 20 points while Greg Monroe had 16 points and a season-high 17 rebounds to lead Phoenix.
Trail Blazers 123, Timberwolves 114 — Damian Lillard had 31 points a day after getting his third AllStar nod and Portland beat Minnesota.
CJ McCollum added 28 points in Portland’s seventh straight win at home, longest streak of the season. Lillard made six 3-pointers and the Blazers had 17 3s in the game, one shy of their season high.