Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors found their way back to winning ways after beating their respective opponents in Monday’s NBA track game WIB.
The Sixers, who visited Little Caesars Arena, Michigan, successfully defeated the Detroit Pistons 123-111 thanks to James Harden’s brilliant performance in the absence of main star Joel Embiid, according to the official website of the NBA.
Harden had a triple of 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the Sixers to cap off their Week 12 form with a win after losing to the Chicago Bulls two days ago.
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Tyrese Maxey added 20 points, Montrezl Harrell contributed 20 points, Paul Reed had 16 points, Georges Niang had 14 points and Tobias Harris completed 12 points.
Killian Hayes, who returned from suspension, scored 26 points, followed by 20 each by Bojan Bogdanovic and Isaiah Stewart.
At Scotibank Arena, Ontario, Canada, the Raptors snapped their bad three-game losing streak by beating the Portland Trail Blazers 117-105.
The five Raptors were effective led by Pascal Siakam with 27 points, Scottie Barnes 22 points, Gary Trent Jr. 19 points, and 14 points each for OG Anunoby and Fred VanVleet.
Damian Lillard appeared strong for the visitors with 34 points, followed by 22 points from Anfernee Simons, 18 points from Josh Hart and 14 points from Jerami Grant and Jusuf Nurkic each, but the Blazers had to swallow seven straight losses .
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