The Philadelphia 76ers (5 - 37) blew out the Portland Trail Blazers (18 - 25) on Saturday, 114 - 89. This was easily the Sixers best performance of the season, as they took care of business against a hot Portland team. The game got our of hand early, as Philadelphia carried a 25 - point lead into halftime. Almost everything was clicking tonight for Philly, as the Sixers outshot the Blazers by 17 percent while also outrebounding, outassisting, and tying in the turnover battle. It's games likes these that give Sixers fans some hope for the future and this looks like a completely different team with Ish Smith in the fold. Portland was playing in the second half of a back - to - back here and it was clearly evident through their poor play. Damian Lillard and C.J McCollum have been carrying this team all year, but the two combined to shoot 10 - for - 36 from the field while accumulating just 27 points, four rebounds and four assists. No player on this team had more than 14 points, seven rebounds or five assists and that's a bad sign for success. The Blazers shot just 39 percent from the field and this will be one of those games they'd just like to get on the plane and forget forever. Portland will look to play better on Monday against the Washington Wizards in their next fixture. This Philadelphia team has been playing much better since the acquisition of Ish Smith and this performance emphasizes that fact. This Sixers team at the beginning of the season would have had no chance to beat a team by 25 points and this is a great sign going forward. Five different players scored at least 14 points tonight for Philly with all five combining to shoot over 50 percent from the field in the win. Jahlil Okafor was their best player tonight though, as he finished with 25 points and 10 rebounds. Nerlens Noel's four - point, eight - rebound line doesn’t look great, but his four blocks and four steals were a huge game changer tonight. Richaun Holmes also had a nice game off the bench in garbage time, as he tallied 14 points and six rebounds. The 76ers will look to build off this dominating win when they take on the New York Knicks on Monday.
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