For one night, the Trail Blazers got to see how the other half lives.

Finally healthy, with the exception of Shaedon Sharpe, the Blazers overwhelmed the Philadelphia 76ers, who were without three starters, including Joel Embiid, the NBA’s reigning Most Valuable Player.

The Blazers dominated the final three quarters, blowing past the depleted Sixers 130-104 in their most lopsided victory of the season. Jerami Grant scored a game-high 27 points, while Malcolm Brogdon added 24 points. Second-year forward Jabari Walker, who started his ninth straight game, provided a spark during a key stretch in the third quarter when the Blazers’ lead ballooned into double digits thanks to a 16-1 run.

Walker finished with eight points and 12 rebounds, memorably scrapping on the floor for an offensive rebound and then bullying his way back up for a layup that gave Portland its first double-digit lead in the game.

“I just think our guys are starting to get some synergy with each other,” coach Chauncey Billups said. “They’re starting to get to know each other and it’s fun to watch.”

The Blazers won for only the second time in their last six games, but have now won three of their last four at home. The challenge gets tougher on Wednesday, however, when Damian Lillard leads the Milwaukee Bucks into Portland for his first game here as an opponent.

While the 76ers on the court were not an accurate representation of the team that has risen to third in the Eastern Conference — starting guards Tyrese Maxey and DeAnthony Melton were also out — the win represented a welcome breakthrough.

It was the rare comfortable win for the Trail Blazers, who improved to 14-33 amid what has at times been a trying rebuilding season. Before Monday, their biggest win was a 17-point victory over Sacramento on Dec. 26.

Before the game, Billups said that the Blazers’ injuries up and down the roster have made it hard to evaluate the roster, noting that Anfernee Simons and DeAndre Ayton had only played a dozen games together.

“The grade would be an ‘I’ for incomplete,” he said, “because you just don’t know.”

But rather than fluctuating with the nightly injury report, Billups said, the Blazers have to establish their own identity that transcends it.

“It has to get to a point where it doesn’t matter who plays,” he said. “This is how we play.”

It felt like that was on display against the 76ers, with the Blazers setting the tempo and being the aggressors offensively. Billups has made ball movement a point of emphasis, and on Monday the Blazers recorded 29 assists on 46 made field goals.

After falling behind by as many as eight points in the first half, the Blazers took a 54-53 lead when Simons dumped it into the post to Ayton, who had Embiid’s fill-in Paul Reed on his hip, spun, and dunked it with two hands.

During the Blazers third quarter barrage, Brogdon threw a lob over another Sixers’ center, Mo Bamba, for another Ayton dunk.

The blowout ended up creating a bit of a showcase for rookie Scoot Henderson, who scored 20 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter.

Wednesday’s matchup with Lillard and the Bucks is the most anticipated date on this season’s calendar, particularly considering the team’s struggles. Lillard became the Trail Blazers’ all-time leading scorer last season before the team acquiesced to his trade request in September, sending him to Milwaukee to team up with two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.

“I’m pretty sure he’s had this game circled on his calendar since the trade,” Billups said, “and I’m sure everybody in this state has too.”

While this will be Lillard’s first game in Portland, it is not his first matchup with the Blazers.

Lillard scored 31 points when the teams met in a 108-102 win in Milwaukee, with Henderson adding 13 points in his first matchup with the player he was drafted to replace.

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