446 - Philadelphia 76ers at Minnesota Timberwolves
December 12 at Target Center in Minneapolis, MN
ESPN
The 76ers pulled off a 118-112 overtime victory thanks in large part to Joel Embid.
Embid was fantastic, finishing two assists short of a triple-double - 28 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists - and Philadelphia never trailed in the extra session. Embid can do everything offensively, including make free throws, and his pair with 15 seconds to go in regulation tied things up and were the final points of the fourth.
Embid was 11-of-12 from the line, while JJ Redick finished a perfect 11-for-11 and scored 26 points for the visitors. The 76ers overcame 24 turnovers and Jimmy Butler's huge night - 38 points - to move back over .500 at 14-13.
Butler missed a potential winning jumper at the fourth quarter buzzer to send the game into overtime.
445 - Point at Georgia State
December 12 at GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta, GA
I'm not a big fan of D'Marcus Simonds shooting three-pointers.
He's an excellent offensive player, but from long range he struggles (7-for-37 on 3-pointers coming into Tuesday's game). The sophomore didn't struggle tonight, though, hitting 6-of-9 for 33 points in GSU's 90-70 win.
Simonds, the reigning Sun Belt Conference freshman of the year, is averaging 21 points through 10 games.
It wasn't pretty at times - the NAIA Skyhawks, who fell to 3-13, pulled even at 25-25 with about 6 1/2 minutes to go in the first half and were within seven points on two occasions in the second half - but the hosts hit 51% of their shots and had a 50-20 advantage in the paint and pulled away.
Three others were in double figures for GSU (7-3) as Malik Benlevi (13 points on 5-of-8 shooting, nine rebounds), Devin Mitchell (12 points on 5-of-9 shooting with five assists and three steals) and freshman reserve Kane Williams (11 points, 5-of-7 shooting, six rebounds) all had efficient nights to compliment Simonds.
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