PHILADELPHIA _ Ben Simmons powered into the lane and attempted a finger roll from three feet out. Jaren Jackson Jr. made a useless attempt to stop him.
The Memphis Grizzlies rookie might as well just gotten out of the way. Simmons was hard to stop in the lane Sunday night. The point guard had one of his best shooting performances in the 76ers' 103-95 victory at Wells Fargo Center.
He made 8-of-10 shots as the Sixers (17-8) won their fourth straight game and for the eighth time in nine outings. They are 8-2 since acquiring Jimmy Butler in a trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves. Simmons had 19 points, 12 rebounds, six assists and two steals for his 16th double-double of the season. If there was a blemish on this night it, it was him making just three of his 8 foul shots.
Butler had another dominating fourth quarter to deny the Grizzlies (13-9) a come-from-behind victory.
The Sixers swingman scored 13 of his 21 points in the final quarter. Meanwhile, JJ Redick finished with a game-high 24 points in what was his 34th straight game with 10 or more points _ a career best.
Joel Embiid added 15 points and 13 rebounds for his league-leading 23rd double-double. Mike Conley paced Memphis with 21 points.
The Sixers were without Wilson Chandler. The starting power forward was sidelined after taking a knee to the thigh against the New York Knicks on Friday. This marked 12th game he's missed the season.
Chandler was sidelined the first nine games with a left hamstring strain. The other games came on the second end of back-to-backs. At that time, Chandler wasn't cleared to play on consecutive nights.
Chandler is expected to play in Wednesday's game against the Toronto Raptors at the Scotiabank Arena. He rested Sunday due to his thigh being stiff and sore. He'll continue to rest on Monday on the team's scheduled off day.
"We don't feel like it's that smart to force feed this," Sixers coach Brett Brown said.
Mike Muscala, who started in place of Chandler, finished with eight points.
Reserve guard Markelle Fultz was on the bench with his teammates. The first overall pick of the 2017 draft is seeing shoulder specialists.
Fultz was originally supposed to see a specialist on Monday in New York. Then his agent said Fultz would see multiple specialists in the early part of the week. Now his agent, Raymond Brothers, says Fultz will see even more specialists next week.
Fultz played in 19 games this season with 15 starts. Sunday marked the sixth straight game he missed.
