By Emre Asikci
ISTANBUL (AA) - The Philadelphia 76ers lost to the Utah Jazz 134-123 on Tuesday despite a career-high performance from Ben Simmons.
Playing at Vivint Smart Home Arena, two-time all-star Simmons finished with a career-high 42 points to go with 12 assists and nine rebounds for the Sixers.
Two players provided a double-double.
Tobias Harris scored 36 points and 10 rebounds, while Dwight Howard played with 14 points and 12 rebounds in the loss.
For the winning side, Filipino-American guard Jordan Clarkson was the highest scorer of his team.
Clarkson came off the bench to drop 40 points.
Donovan Mitchell scored 24 and Joe Ingles produced 20 to lead the Jazz past the Sixers.
With this result, the Utah Jazz improved to 23-5 to remain at the top of the Western Conference.
- Tuesday's results:
Indiana Pacers - Chicago Bulls: 112-120
Washington Wizards - Houston Rockets: 131-119
New York Knicks - Atlanta Hawks: 123-112
Utah Jazz - Philadelphia 76ers: 134-123
Golden State Warriors - Cleveland Cavaliers: 129-98
Los Angeles Clippers - Miami Heat: 125-118
Sacramento Kings - Brooklyn Nets: 125-136