NBA highlights on Nov. 2: Korkmaz's 3-pointer keeps 76ers unbeaten
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Furkan Korkmaz, #30 of the Philadelphia 76ers, shoots a three-pointer to win the game against the Portland Trail Blazers on November 2, 2019 at the Moda Center Arena in Portland, Oregon. /VCG Photo

Furkan Korkmaz, #30 of the Philadelphia 76ers, shoots a three-pointer to win the game against the Portland Trail Blazers on November 2, 2019 at the Moda Center Arena in Portland, Oregon. /VCG Photo

Saturday night saw eight games in the 2019-2020 NBA regular season. The visiting Philadelphia 76ers overcame both the absence of suspended center Joel Embiid and the hot-shooting Portland Trail Blazers to remain the only unbeaten team in the NBA.

Furkan Korkmaz hit a 3-pointer from the right side with 0.4 seconds left to lift the 76ers to a 129-128 road victory, their fifth win this season. It's also the team's first 5-0 start since the 2000-01 season. Horford finished with 25 points and Harris added 23. Simmons had 18 points and 11 rebounds. 

Damian Lillard of the Blazers missed a long three at the buzzer who scored a game-high 33 points on 11-for-17 shooting (8-for-11 from 3-point range). 

Each team was without its usual starting center. Embiid began a two-game suspension for his role in a scuffle with Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns earlier in the week, and Portland's Hassan Whiteside of Portland — the offseason replacement while Jusuf Nurkic heals from a broken leg — sat out with a sore left knee.

Philadelphia had to adjust its preferred smashmouth style of play, though the Sixers still relied heavily on points in the paint.

Other games on Saturday included (home teams in bold):  

New Orleans Pelicans 104 - 115 Oklahoma City Thunder 

Brooklyn Nets 109 - 113 Detroit Pistons

Denver Nuggets 91 - 87 Orlando Magic 

Minnesota Timberwolves 131 - 109 Washington Wizards

Phoenix Suns 114 - 105 Memphis Grizzlies

Toronto Raptors 105 - 115 Milwaukee Bucks

Charlotte Hornets 93 - 87 Golden State Warriors 

(With input from Reuters and Associated Press)