TOBIAS Harris sparked the early surge and the Philadelphia 76ers eased past the sluggish Memphis Grizzlies, 90-83, in an NBA tuneup game on Friday in Orlando (Saturday, Manila time).
Harris finished with a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Sixers, who despite showing some rust led by as many as 29 points.
The 22 teams in the NBA bubble are seeing action for the first time in four months, and are gearing up for the NBA restart next week.
Joel Embiid scored 10 points, all in the first period, for the Sixers, while Ben Simmons added nine points and nine assists.
The Grizzlies, without Justise Winslow for rest of the season, were led by Jonas Valenciunas, who had 20 points and 11 rebounds.
Kyle Anderson added 14 points, making four three-pointers.
Philadelphia faces Oklahoma next before battling Dallas.
Memphis next takes on the Houston Rockets, then the Miami Heat.
The NBA season restarts on Thursday with the Utah Jazz facing the New Orleans Pelicans before the Los Angeles Lakers take on the LA Clippers.
The Grizzlies first game in the restart is on Friday against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Philadelphia faces Indiana on Saturday.
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