Boston Herald

76ers edge Trail Blazers

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76ERS 120, TRAIL BLAZERS 119 >> Joel Embiid made a fadeaway jumper from the foul line with 1.1 seconds left to give the Philadelph­ia 76ers a 120-119 comeback victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.

Embiid scored 39 points, shaking off a double-team from Jusuf Nurkic and Damian Lillard on the winner. The basket gave Philadelph­ia its first lead of the game they trailed by 21 points late in the first half. HAWKS 114, WIZARDS 107

Trae Young scored 28 points, including a key 3-pointer with 1:17 remaining that helped Atlanta hold off Washington.

The Hawks won in Washington for the second time in three days in what could be a preview of a play-in round matchup in the Eastern Conference. Atlanta is in eighth place, and the Wizards are a half-game up on Chicago for 10th.

The Wizards trailed by just three when Bradley Beal came up empty trying for a quick 2-pointer. Dejounte Murray made two free throws for Atlanta with 12.7 seconds left, and the Hawks closed out the game from there.

Beal led Washington with 27 points and Kristaps Porzingis added 22.

NETS 124, TIMBERWOLV­ES 123 >>

Mikal Bridges scored 34 points, Spencer Dinwiddie came up with a final stop and the Brooklyn Nets outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolv­es 124-123 in overtime Friday night.

HEAT 119, CAVALIERS 115 >>

Jimmy Butler scored 33 points, Tyler Herro added 25 and the Miami Heat rallied from a 14-point, second-half deficit to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-115 on Friday night.

SPURS 128, NUGGESTS 120 >>

Keldon Johnson scored 23 points and the San Antonio Spurs overcame 37 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists by Nikola Jokic to stun the Denver Nuggets 128-120 on Friday night.

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