Seth Curry stepped up in Joel Embiid's absence, scoring 23 points to lead the short-handed 76ers to a win over the Trail Blazers.
Embiid, the team's leading scorer and four-time All-Star, was out due to rest -- his first missed game of the season. The 76ers also were without Tobias Harris , who was a late scratch, and lost starter Danny Green in the third quarter due to hamstring tightness, but not before he scored 11 points.
"It was one of the games that I thought every single guy did something to help us win the game," Rivers said. Niang's three-point play broke an 86-all tie early in the fourth and started a 14-4 76ers run that ended when Niang converted another three-point play after being fouled by Lillard to make it 100-90 with 6:44 left.
"Joel told me to never let that happen, again," Niang joked."The fans here have been great and have welcomed me with open arms. I'm super thankful." Embiid is averaging 21 points and 8.7 rebounds thus far, and was replaced in the starting lineup by Andre Drummond, who had 14 points and 15 rebounds.Ben Simmons still isn't with the 76ers, although he did take part in the shootaround once again.