Ben Simmons hit his second career 3-pointer as Philadelphia beat the Toronto Raptors 110-104 to post their 12th consecutive NBA home win.
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The Australian also had 16 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists a day after scoring a career-high 34 points, as the 76ers won Sunday's clash to remain unbeaten at home this season.
Also on Sunday, Anthony Davis had a season-high 50 points and the Los Angeles Lakers improved to a league-best 21-3 with a 142-125 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Davis hit a floater with 4:39 remaining to reach 50 points for the fourth time in his career. He was 20 of 29 from the field and made all 10 of his free throws to go along with seven rebounds and six assists.
LeBron James had 32 points and 13 assists despite committing four fouls in the first half.
For the 76ers, Tobias Harris scored 26 points and rookie Matisse Thybulle had a career-high 20 points, including a pair of free throws with 23 seconds left.
Kyle Lowry, playing in his second game after missing 11 in a row due to a broken left thumb, scored 26 points, and OG Anunoby had 19 points and 10 rebounds for Toronto.
Defending champions Raptors have now lost three in a row.
Joel Embiid returned from a one-game absence due to a hip injury, to finish with 10 points and eight rebounds. Embiid was benched with 2:08 remaining after committing turnovers on three straight Philadelphia possessions that turned a seemingly easy victory into a tight one. He had seven of Philadelphia's 17 turnovers.
The Raptors, who trailed by as many as 20 points in the third quarter, got as close as five before Thybulle's two free throws with 26.3 seconds left sealed the deal.
In Washington, the LA Clippers proved too powerful for the Wizards with a resounding 135-119 win with Kawhi Leonard scoring a match-high 34 points for the visitors.
The Miami Heat held off the Chicago Bulls 110-105 in overtime to improve to 10-0 at home this season.
Tyler Herro scored 27 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 38.2 seconds left in the extra period.
In Charlotte, Atlanta beat the Hornets 122-107, on the back of Trae Young's 30 points and veteran Vince Carter's 17 off the bench on 7-of-9 shooting.
Meantime, Nemanja Bjelica matched a career high with 30 points and Buddy Hield added 26 as the visiting Sacramento Kings snapped a three-game losing skid with a 110-106 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
In other games on Sunday, Brooklyn beat Denver 105-102 and Oklahoma City beat Portland 108-96.
Australian Associated Press
