Ben Simmons moves to second place on all time 76ers triple double list, trailing only the legendary Wilt Chamberlain in 76ers(19-11) road win against Cavaliers(7-22). Ben Simmons is one of only 2 players in NBA history with 15 triple doubles in just 111 NBA career games. Most importantly 76ers win snapped their 2 games losing stretch. Jimmy Butler returned from the groin injury and provided on both sides of the court scoring 19points on 3/4 shooting from the three point range. Simmons recorded 22 points 11 rebounds and 14 assists with 0 turnovers. 76ers superstar Joel Embiid scored 24 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in only 28 minutes of play. Cavaliers were on a hot start, but only managed to hold on a lead in the first quarter. After that it was obvious that 76ers will win this game without breaking a sweat as they were head above Cavaliers. Landry Shamet played his career game, he scored 16 points on good shooting percentages in only 14 minutes of game time. For the Cavaliers, their rising start Cedi Osman led the way with 18 points along with Jordan Clarkson, who also scored 18. Matthew Dellavedova in his second game with Cavaliers, after getting traded from bucks, scored 13 points and recorded 7assists off the bench. However, after LeBron James departure Cavaliers does not have any more good peaces to pair up with these two. Kevin Love is out with an injury and J.R Smith is not on the rotation anymore as he hopes to get traded before the deadline. Cavaliers managers hoping to land high draft pick so they can get good young players to strenghten their roster and make some noise in the future.
Notable players:76ers: J.Embid 24PTS, 9REB. Landry Shamet 16PTS, B.Simmons 22PTS,11REB,14AST. Cavaliers: J.Clarkson 18PTS, C.Osman 18PTS, M.Dellavedova 13PTS, 7AST.
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