Medicine Hat News

Sixers storm back to beat the Hornets

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PHILADELPH­IA Joel Embiid scored 16 of his 42 points in the fourth quarter to help the Philadelph­ia 76ers beat the Charlotte Hornets 133-132 in overtime Friday night.

The Hornets fought back from a 21-point deficit and led by five with 1:18 remaining in regulation before the Sixers forced extra time.

Embiid also had 18 rebounds, and hit a tying 3 with 34.4 seconds to go.

PACERS 110, HEAT 102

MIAMI — Victor Oladipo had 22 points and 10 assists, Bojan Bogdanovic put Indiana ahead to stay on a 3pointer with just under a minute remaining and the Pacers beat Miami.

JAZZ 123, CELTICS 115

SALT LAKE CITY — Joe Ingles matched his career high with 27 points and added a season-high seven assists to help Utah beat Boston in Gordon Hayward’s return to Utah.

MAGIC 117, WIZARDS 108

ORLANDO, Fla. — Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and 14 rebounds and D.J. Augustin came up with big plays in the final two minutes to help Orlando beat Washington.

PISTONS 124, HAWKS 109

ATLANTA — Andre Drummond had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Stanley Johnson added a season-high 22 points and Detroit beat Atlanta.

NETS 112, NUGGETS 110

DENVER — Caris LeVert hit a floater in the lane with 0.3 seconds left and Brooklyn scored the last six points to beat Denver.

The Nets overcame a big bounce-back night from Denver’s Nikola Jokic to win their third straight. Jokic had a season-high 37 points and tied his career best with 21 rebounds.

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