Portland Trail Blazers at Philadelphia 76ers
· National Basketball AssociationGrimes leads short-handed 76ers to a 109-103 win over the Trail Blazers
The Sixers were playing without Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Kelly Oubre Jr. due to injuries.
Justin Edwards scored 21 points, and VJ Edgecombe had 18 points and a career-high 12 rebounds for the rookie’s third double-double this season.
Deni Avdija led Portland with 25 points, and Jerami Grant added 20. But the Trail Blazers shot just 17 for 53 from 3-point range (32.7%). Donovan Clingan added 11 points and 15 rebounds.
Portland led by one point at halftime, 54-53, before the Sixers stretched the lead to as many as 10 points in the third quarter, helped by nine points from Edwards in the period.
The Sixers took their largest lead of the game at 101-87 with 5:34 left, but Portland answered with a 10-0 run. An Edgecombe jumper with 1:53 to play and a steal and slam by Edwards with 1:20 left helped Philadelphia seal the win.
Trail Blazers: Continue a five-game trip in Brooklyn Monday night.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 103 - 109 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 103 - 109 |
| 4th 10.1 |  |
Dominick Barlow defensive rebound | 103 - 109 |
| 4th 11.6 |  |
Deni Avdija misses 23-foot fade away jump shot | 103 - 109 |
| 4th 21.1 | |
Adem Bona enters the game for Trendon Watford | 103 - 109 |
Statistics
 POR |
 PHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 36-92 | FG | 44-97 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 17-53 | 3PT | 7-25 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 14-21 | FT | 14-15 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 93 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 60 |
| 14 | Fouls | 19 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 14 |
| 13 | Lead Changes | 13 |
| 23 | Percent Led | 66 |
Philadelphia 76ers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Joel Embiid, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 31 |
| LeBron James, F | Day-To-Day | Oct 31 |
| Dominick Barlow, F | Out | Oct 19 |
| Ariel Hukporti, C | Out | Oct 6 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ja Morant, G | Out | Oct 30 |
| Shaedon Sharpe, G | Out | Aug 24 |
Game Information
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 19,746 · Capacity:
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portland |
4 | 1 | .800 | - | W1 |
 Oklahoma City |
4 | 2 | .667 | 0.5 | L2 |
 Denver |
3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | W2 |
 Minnesota |
4 | 3 | .571 | 1 | L1 |
 Utah |
1 | 5 | .167 | 3.5 | L4 |
2026-27 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia |
- | 1 | W3 | 0.85714287 | 6 |
 Boston |
1 | 1 | W4 | 0.8 | 4 |
 Toronto |
2 | 2 | L1 | 0.6 | 3 |
 New York |
3.5 | 4 | L1 | 0.33333334 | 2 |
 Brooklyn |
5 | 5 | L5 | 0 | 0 |
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