Philadelphia may have finally put an end to questions with a 103-82 win over Houston today. The team has had its ups and downs recently, with some off-the-field incidents involving key players ruining the team's focus. Simmons was at the center of the controversy, after being arrested for weapon violations just three days ago. His legal problems were sorted out quickly, but the attention drawn to the incident received more news than today's game against Houston. Simmons let his play do the talking today, helping his team put the unfortunate incident behind him with a solid game. "Definitely nice to be asked about a game MVP performance than about an arrest," he said later on.

Philadelphia was led by Simmons (16 points, 7 boards, 4 assists, a block), Roberson (9 points, 12 boards, 1 assists, a block), Flournoy (13 points, 6 boards, 0 assists, a steal, a block). Houston was led by Rogers (18 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 4 steals), Howard (25 points, 2 blocks), Mcmasters (14 points, a steal).

Philadelphia are now 11-6 and 8-2 at home with the win. They stay at #1 in the Atlantic and hold at #2 overall in the Eastern Conference. Houston fall to 11-5. They stay at #1 in the Southwest and stay at #2 overall in the Western Conference.

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