It was the seventh game that Embiid scored at least 40 points
this season.
Tobias Harris scored 23 points, Tyrese Maxey added 16 and Seth
Curry contributed 12 for the Sixers, who snapped a two-game
losing streak.
DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls with 45 points, nine rebounds and
seven assists. Nikola Vucevic added 23 points and Javonte Green
had 17.
Nuggets 124, Nets 104
Nikola Jokic had 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, Will
Barton added 21 points, and Denver beat visiting Brooklyn.
Aaron Gordon scored 17 points, Monte Morris and Jeff Green
scored 12 apiece, Bryn Forbes had 11 and Zeke Nnaji 10 to help
Denver end a three-game losing streak.
Kyrie Irving finished with 27 points and 11 assists, Cam Thomas
had 20 points, Blake Griffin finished with 19, Patty Mills
scored 14 and Bruce Brown had 10 for Brooklyn, which has lost
eight consecutive games.
Bucks 137, Clippers 113
Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with 28 points, 10 rebounds and
five assists and Jrue Holiday added 27 points with 13 assists as
visiting Milwaukee used a third-quarter burst to earn a victory
over new-look Los Angeles.
Bobby Portis added 24 points with 11 rebounds as the Bucks won
their second straight game to open a four-stop Western
Conference road trip. An NBA Finals rematch against the Phoenix
Suns looms Thursday.
Norman Powell scored 28 points in his Clippers debut and Marcus
Morris Sr. added 20 as Los Angeles lost for the third time in
its last five games. Robert Covington, who also was making his
Clippers debut, added 13 points. Powell and Covington were
acquired in a trade Friday from the Portland Trail Blazers.
Timberwolves 118, Pistons 105
Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points and 12 rebounds and Minnesota
extended its winning streak to four games by topping Detroit in
Minneapolis.
D'Angelo Russell, who missed the previous four games with a shin
contusion, contributed 22 points and eight assists, and Malik
Beasley supplied 20 points off the bench. Anthony Edwards added
17 points and five assists for the Timberwolves, who won 128-117
in Detroit on Thursday.
Saddiq Bey led Detroit with 24 points and eight rebounds. Trey
Lyles had 16 points and seven rebounds, and the Pistons have
lost four straight and eight of their last nine games.
Celtics 116, Magic 83
Jaylen Brown scored 26 points, Dennis Schroder contributed 22
off the bench and visiting Boston extended its season-best win
streak to five games with a victory over Orlando.
Boston easily overcame an uneven shooting performance by
All-Star Jayson Tatum, who had 15 points on 6-for-18 shooting
from the floor, including 2-for-8 from 3-point range, to defeat
Orlando for the ninth straight time dating back to January 2020.
Tatum also collected nine rebounds and seven assists.
Jalen Suggs paced Orlando with 17 points, but the Magic shot
35.8 percent (29-for-81) from the floor and made only five
triples (5-for-26) against one of the league's top defensive
clubs.
Mavericks 103, Hawks 94
Despite being limited to 28 minutes because of foul trouble,
Luka Doncic recorded his 45th career triple-double and led
Dallas to a win over visiting Atlanta.
Doncic finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for
his ninth triple-double of the season and second of his career
against Atlanta. The Mavericks also got 22 points from Reggie
Bullock, who had six 3-pointers, and 22 points from Jalen
Brunson.
Trae Young scored 17 points and had 11 assists for Atlanta, but
he missed all six of his attempts from 3-point range. John
Collins scored 22 points and had a season-high 18 rebounds, and
De'Andre Hunter scored 14.
Cavaliers 98, Pacers 85
Cedi Osman led the way with 22 points and Cleveland came back
from a 20-point deficit to blow out visiting Indiana.
The Cavaliers blew the game open by starting the fourth quarter
with a 19-0 run, turning a 68-61 deficit into an 80-68 lead.
Eighteen of Osman's points came in the fourth quarter, when
Cleveland outscored Indiana 37-17.
Kevin Love finished with 19 points and seven rebounds, while
Jarrett Allen had 15 points and a game-high 17 rebounds. Allen
has grabbed 39 rebounds in his last two games. Guard Chris
Duarte led the Pacers with 22 points, and Duane Washington
scored 17.
Pelicans 120, Rockets 107
Brandon Ingram scored 33 points and had 12 assists as New
Orleans rode a third-quarter surge to a road win over Houston.
Jaxson Hayes came off the bench to contribute 21 points and
seven rebounds to help the Pelicans to their third consecutive
victory, their longest winning streak since a four-game run from
Dec. 15-23.
Christian Wood led the Rockets with 22 points and eight
rebounds. Jalen Green and Garrison Mathews scored 18 apiece, and
Josh Christopher (12) and Kenyon Martin Jr. (nine) combined for
21 off the bench.
--Field Level Media
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