PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid had 38 factors and 14 rebounds and shook off an damage scare within the late minutes to assist the Philadelphia 76ers maintain off the Atlanta Hawks 125-114 on Friday evening.
Embiid appeared to injure his left leg on a drive down the lane with simply over 4 1/2 minutes left as he tried to make a transfer within the lane with Atlanta forward 109-108. Even whereas hunched over and strolling with a limp, Embiid remained within the sport and scored six factors within the closing moments, grabbing two rebounds alongside the way in which.
Tyrese Maxey added 30 factors for Philadelphia, hitting a 3-pointer with 1:20 to play in a 13-0 run. The 76ers improved to 14-7 with their second straight victory.
De’Andre Hunter led the Hawks with 24 factors, and Bogdan Bogdanovic and Dejounte Murray every added 20. Star guard Trae Young sat out due to an sickness.
MAGIC 123, PISTONS 91
ORLANDO, Fla. — Franz Wagner scored 27 factors, Paolo Banchero added 24 and Orlando handed Detroit Pistons its nineteenth straight loss.
Detroit is 2-20, with the dropping streak the longest in a single season in franchise historical past and second-longest general behind a 21-game slide on the finish of the 1979-80 season and begin of 1980-81.
The streak is the longest within the NBA since Houston misplaced 20 straight in 2020-21. The Philadelphia 76ers maintain each NBA information, setting the single-season mark at 26 in a row in 2013-14 and the general mark at 28 on the finish of 2014-15 and begin of 2015-16.
Cole Anthony added 16 factors and 6 assists for the Magic. They shot 55.1% in successful for the tenth time in 12 video games. Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 21 factors.
TIMBERWOLVES 127, GRIZZLIES 103
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 24 factors, Rudy Gobert had 16 factors, 20 rebounds and 6 blocks and NBA-leading Minnesota pulled away within the third quarter to beat Memphis for its sixth straight victory.
Mike Conley added 19 factors and 7 assists to assist Minnesota enhance to 17-4. Gobert had 20 rebounds for the second straight sport.
Troy Brown Jr., who changed the injured Anthony Edwards early within the sport, scored 20 factors, connecting on 8 of 10 pictures, together with 4 of 6 from 3-point vary. Edwards, Minnesota’s main scorer at 25.7 factors a sport, left 4 minutes in due to proper hip pointer and didn’t return. Edwards missed two current video games with the identical damage.
Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis with 21 factors.
BULLS 121, SPURS 112
SAN ANTONIO — Colby White had 24 factors and the Chicago Bulls overcame Victor Wembanyama’s large evening at hand San Antonio its franchise record-tying sixteenth straight loss.
Wembanyama had 21 factors and 20 rebounds because the Spurs matched the crew report they set final season. At 19, Wembanyama is the youngest participant in league historical past with 20 factors and 20 rebounds in a sport.
Nikola Vucevic added 21 factors and 16 rebounds for Chicago. DeMar DeRozan had 20 factors and 10 rebounds, Patrick Williams additionally had 20 factors and Torey Craig completed with 16 factors to assist Chicago win its fourth straight and snap a seven-game street skid.
THUNDER 138, WARRIORS 136, OT
OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 factors and Oklahoma City beat Golden State in extra time.
Jalen Williams scored 28 factors and Chet Holmgren added 21. The Thunder beat the Warriors for the third straight time within the closing matchup between the groups this season.
Stephen Curry scored 10 of his 34 factors in extra time for Golden State. Klay Thompson had 22 factors and Draymond Green added 12 factors and 13 assists earlier than fouling out.
ROCKETS 114, NUGGETS 106
DENVER — Jalen Green scored 26 factors, Fred VanVleet had 25 and Houston withstood a livid Denver rally for its first street victory of the season.
Houston dropped its first eight video games on the street earlier than handing Denver its first loss at dwelling in 10 video games. The defending champion Nuggets have dropped three in a row whereas NBA Finals MVP Nikola Jokic continues to battle together with his shot. He completed with 23 factors and 16 rebounds however was 9 for 26 from the sector and is eighteen of 59 during the last two video games.
Alperen Sengun had 17 factors and 10 rebounds and Dillon Brooks scored 16 for Houston. Jamal Murray scored 21 factors for Denver.
MAVERICKS 125, TRAIL BLAZERS 112
PORTLAND, Ore. — Luka Doncic had 32 factors and 10 assists and Dallas beat Portland after Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving injured his proper foot.
With slightly below 4 minutes left within the second quarter, Irving was fouled beneath the basket by Trail Blazers middle Duop Reath. The star guard fell to the ground, the place teammate Dwight Powell inadvertently stepped on his foot, inflicting Irving to remain down for a number of minutes. Irving remained within the sport to shoot two free throws earlier than leaving.
Anfernee Simons had 30 factors for Portland.
KINGS 114, SUNS 106
PHOENIX — De’Aaron Fox scored 28 of his 34 factors within the second half, Domantas Sabonis added 15 factors and 17 rebounds and Sacramento pulled away late to beat Phoenix.
The Kings received their third straight sport within the collection. Devin Booker led the Suns with 28 factors on 10-of-14 taking pictures and added seven rebounds and 7 assists. The short-handed Suns performed with out stars Kevin Durant (ankle) and Bradley Beal (again).
Down 59-50 on the half, the Kings flipped the benefit in hurry to take an 83-71 lead into the fourth quarter. Phoenix scored simply 12 factors within the third, struggling to search out alternatives for the double-teamed Booker.
CELTICS 133, KNICKS 123
BOSTON — Derrick White scored 30 factors and Kristaps Porzingis had 21 after lacking 4 video games due to a strained left calf to assist Boston beat New York.
Jayson Tatum added 25 factors, six rebounds and 5 assists to assist Boston enhance to 10-0 at dwelling. Jaylen Brown scored 17 factors earlier than he was ejected after getting two technical fouls halfway into the ultimate quarter.
RJ Barrett and Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 23 factors apiece.
CLIPPERS 117, JAZZ 103
SALT LAKE CITY — Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 41 factors and Los Angeles beat Utah to snap an 11-game street dropping streak towards the Jazz.
Leonard made a season-high 14 subject objectives in 23 makes an attempt, was 6 of 8 from 3-point vary and made all seven of his free throws. He additionally had 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
Paul George added 20 factors, and Ivica Zubac had 18 factors and 12 rebounds. James Harden had 12 factors on 2-of-8 taking pictures. John Collins led Utah with 19 factors and 13 rebounds.
NETS 124, WIZARDS 97
NEW YORK — Mikal Bridges scored 21 factors and Brooklyn routed Washington for its third straight victory and fifth in six video games.
Cam Thomas added 17 factors, Day’Ron Sharpe had 15 factors and 11 rebounds and Nic Claxton completed with 13 factors and 14 rebounds. At 12-9, the Nets are a season-best three video games over .500.
Kyle Kuzma led Washington with 17 factors, and Deni Advija had 15 factors and had seven rebounds. The Wizards fell to 3-18 with their fourth straight loss.
CAVALIERS 111, HEAT 99
MIAMI — Donovan Mitchell had 27 factors and 13 rebounds, Darius Garland shook off early foul hassle to attain 18 factors and Cleveland beat Miami.
Georges Niang scored 13 factors and Max Strus added 11 in his first street sport towards his former crew. The Cavaliers are 7-3 on the street this season – tied with Oklahoma City and Minnesota for the very best such mark within the NBA.
Josh Richardson and Kyle Lowry every scored 17 factors for the Heat. They have misplaced 5 of their final seven.
HORNETS 119 RAPTORS 116
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Gordon Hayward scored 24 factors, Miles Bridges added 22 and the hot-shooting Charlotte survived Scottie Barnes’ triple-double to beat Toronto.
Terry Rozier had 21 factors and 13 assists and rookie Brandon Miller added 20 factors for the Hornets, who shot 55.7% from the sector, 52% from past the 3-point arc and made 18 of 20 free throws.
Barnes had 31 factors, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for Toronto for the third triple-double of his profession and second this season.
Josh Richardson and Kyle Lowry every scored 17 factors for Miami, The Heat have misplaced 5 of seven.
