NBA Power Rankings: The Clippers keep coming

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 15: Los Angeles Clippers Forward Blake Griffin (32) and Los Angeles Clippers Guard Lou Williams (23) chest bump during an NBA game between the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Clippers on January 15, 2018 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Chris Williams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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PORTLAND, OR – DECEMBER 28: Joel Embiid No. 21 of the Philadelphia 76ers is seen before the game against the Portland Trail Blazers on December 28, 2017 at the Moda Center Arena in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images) /

93. . . Previous: 18th. Philadelphia 76ers. 14. team

Philadelphia nearly coughed up a 21-point lead to the Raptors on Monday, with seven turnovers in the fourth quarter, but managed to pull together in the final minutes to hold on for a 117-111 victory. Joel Embiid had 34 points and 11 rebounds, and they rallied after Toronto brought the score to 102-101 with three minutes left. J.J. Redick had to leave the game with an injury to his left leg, which doctors diagnosed later on as bone edema and a crack in his fibula — he’ll be reevaluated after the upcoming week, but the 76ers are going to miss his perimeter scoring.

Embiid celebrated earning an All-Star bid by scoring 26 while grabbing 16 rebounds against the Celtics, helping carry his team to a 89-80 win on the road. The whole team was more physical than the last time they faced off against each other, after giving up a 22-point lead. Philly was able to hop over Milwaukee in the standings thanks to a 116-94 dressing down of the Bucks on Saturday, with Embiid dropping in 29 points against an overmatched Milwaukee frontcourt, who were without Giannis Antetokounmpo and Malcolm Brogdon.

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