Embiid scores 45 as 76ers win in OT
Irving at party without mask being reviewed
PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid had 45 points and 16 rebounds, Dakota Mathias’ only basket of the game was a go-ahead 3-pointer with 26.1 seconds left and the Philadelphia 76ers hung on to beat the undermanned Miami Heat 137-134 in overtime on Tuesday night.
Embiid carried Philly with a perfect third quarter and clutch buckets in OT to put them on the brink of victory.
It was little-known Mathias with the stunner who won it. Mathias went - son with the Sixers.
LAKERS 117, ROCKETS 100: In Houston, LeBron James scored 26 points in just more than three quarters and LA never trailed in a rout.
Anthony Davis added 19 points and 10 rebounds in three quarters to help the Lakers to their second straight 102 victory Sunday night.
Houston’s James Harden made just 5 of 16 shots.
SPURS 112, THUNDER 102: In Oklahoma City, Lonnie Walker IV scored 24 points and San Antonio finished a five-game trip with four wins. the Spurs, who won their 2,200th game since joining the NBA in 1976.
JAZZ 117, CAVALIERS 87: In Cleveland, Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points and Utah rolled to a win over injury-depleted Cleveland, wrapping up its six-game trip.
The Jazz is headed home with a victory, albeit a little earlier than expected. Utah was scheduled to play Wednesday at Washington, but the NBA postponed the game because the Wizards do not have the minimum eight available players.
NETS 122, NUGGETS 116: In New York, Kevin Durant had 34 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds, Bruce Brown made a huge contribution while starting for the absent Kyrie down to beat Denver.
Brown scored 16 points, including the tying and go-ahead baskets down the stretch. Durant followed with Brooklyn’s next six points.
Notes
NETS: The Nets and the NBA are looking into Kyrie Irving’s actions after a video showed the point guard at an indoor family gathering while not wearing a mask.
General manager Sean Marks said Tuesday that the team is reviewing the circumstances with Irving and the league to determine compliance with health and safety protocols.
Marks added in a statement that a date for Irving’s return to the team has yet to be finalized.
The video on social media appears to be a family celebration, though it’s unclear how many people are in attendance.
Irving missed his fourth straight game for what the Nets are calling personal reasons Tuesday night against Denver. He will likely face a quarantine period upon his return and could be fined if the NBA determines he violated the rules in place during the coronavirus pandemic.
NEW RULES: With five games called off this week and more teams dealing with virus-related issues, the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association enacted additional rules Tuesday in the hope of keeping the season going safely.
For “at least the next two weeks,” the league and union said, players and team staff will have to remain at their residence when in their home markets and are prohibited from leaving their hotels when on the road except for practices and games.
“I’m all for anything we possibly can do to ramp up the safety,” said Miami coach Erik Spoelstra, whose team had the NBA-minimum eight players in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, missing eight for COVID-related reasons .
Utah’s game in Washington on Wednesday was postponed because contact-tracing issues among the Wizards meant they wouldn’t have eight available players for that matchup. Orlando’s game in Boston on Wednesday is also off, the third postponement since Sunday involving the Celtics.