Ben Simmons made a game-winning tip-in at the buzzer and Joel Embiid scored 34 points and took 12 rebounds as the Philadelphia 76ers outlasted the shorthanded San Antonio Spurs 113-111 on Sunday in a wild game in the Alamo City.
The 76ers (43-21) had to work hard to hold fast San Antonio, as the Spurs, down four starters, tied the game at 107 with Keldon Johnson’s putback layup with 1:03 to play. Misses by both teams in the final minute sent the game to an extra period.
Points were at a premium in the overtime, and Rudy Gay’s driving layup with 19.1 seconds left tied the game at 111. Embiid’s shot with one second remaining bounced off the rim but Simmons leaped high and tipped …
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