SCOUTING THE 76ERS

The 76ers have the seventh-rated defense in the NBA but ranked 25th on the four-game road trip. … The Sixers allow 16.5 fast-break points, the most in the NBA. … Philadelphia is third in steals and blocked shots per game. … Averaging a career-high 29.6 points per game, Joel Embiid ranks third in the NBA in scoring. … Forward Tobias Harris had a season-high 36 points in Utah on Monday and is averaging a career-high 20.7 points per game on the best fieldgoal (52 percent) and 3-point shooting (42.5 percent) of his career. … Ben Simmons posted a career-high 42 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds Monday and averaged 24.3 points on 61.7 percent shooting on the road trip. Simmons had 29 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists in his one game against the Rockets last season. … Seth Curry’s 47.6 percent 3-point shooting ranks eighth in the NBA. … Dwight Howard had a seasonhigh 14 points and 12 rebounds in 26 minutes off the bench Monday, his third double-double of the season. Howard ranks third in the NBA in rebound percentage.