Philadelphia 76ers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers by 141-94 on Saturday. Simmons of the 76ers made 12 of 14 field goals, including his only 3-point attempt, and hit nine of 12 free throws in 26 minutes to help Philadelphia improve to 11-0 at home.

"I was locked in," Simmons said.

Simmons' jump shot — or lack thereof — has been a hot topic in Philadelphia. He entered the season 0 for 17 from long range.

Coach Brett Brown has repeatedly said shooting is a part of Simmons' game that will develop with time. After Saturday's performance, Brown publicly upped the ante and called for more from his All-Star point guard.

"This is what I want," Brown said. "I want a 3-point shot per game, minimum. ... He will be liberated. His world will open up and, in many ways, so will ours."

Embiid sat out with a left hip contusion.

Darius Garland had 17 points for the Cavaliers, who have lost six in a row and 12 of 13. "They were going downhill on us all day long," Cavaliers coach John Beilein said.

Philadelphia has been projected to be an NBA title contender, but the 76ers haven't been able to consistently field its starting five of Simmons, Embiid, Josh Richardson, Tobias Harris and Al Horford. They have only started nine games together due to injuries and Embiid's two-game suspension for fighting Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns.

The 76ers needed little more than Simmons in a dominant first half that ended with them ahead 77-36.

Simmons attacked the basket often and showed off a rarely seen mid-range game when he drained an 11-foot jumper with 6:04 left in the second quarter. That had 76ers fans cheering, but it was just an appetizer for Simmons.

With 3:41 left in the half, Simmons took a cross-court pass from Trey Burke and knocked down a 3 from the left wing. That send the sold-out crowd into a frenzy, and the roars continued when Simmons finished an alley-oop dunk from Burke on Philadelphia's ensuing possession.

The 47-point margin of victory is tied for third-most in Philadelphia history. The club's greatest victory is a 62-point rout of the Knicks on December 25, 1960 prior to the move to Philadelphia when they were the Syracuse Nationals.

Cleveland set a season low for points in a half, worse than the 40 the Cavaliers scored against Orlando on December 6. Cleveland's previous largest margin of defeat this season was 42 points, 143-101 at Dallas on November 22.

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

New Orleans Pelicans 84-130 Dallas Mavericks

Indiana Pacers 104-103 New York Knicks

Memphis Grizzlies 112-126 Utah Jazz

Phoenix Suns 109-115 Houston Rockets

(With input from AP)