76ers' Embiid, Harden take down Cavaliers
Joel Embiid had 35 points and 17 rebounds, James Harden added 21 points and added 11 assists and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 118-114 on Wednesday night.
Embiid was a game-time decision with a sore back, but showed no signs of the injury on his 28th birthday.
The All-Star center shot 13 of 19 from the field and had five assists in 35 minutes.
Darius Garland had 22 points and seven assists for the Cavaliers.
Devin Booker scored 36 points, including 15 in the third, Mikal Bridges added 26 and the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns beat the Houston Rockets for their third straight victory.
Booker shot 15 of 24 from the field and scored at least 30 points for the second time in the last three games.
Deandre Ayton added 23 points and 11 rebounds, and Torrey Craig had 21 points on 8-of-8 shooting and 14 rebounds.
Nikola Jokic had 29 points and 13 rebounds in an efficient 26-minute performance to help Denver cruise past Washington.
Jokic reached 10,001 career NBA points — all with Denver — and added eight assists while falling two shy of his 19th triple-double the season. He shot 10 of 14 from the floor, hitting both 3-pointers and all seven foul shots he attempted.
Deni Avdija scored 19 points for Washington.
LaMelo Ball had 22 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds, P.J. Washington scored 13 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter and Charlotte beat Atlanta for its third straight victory.
Montrezl Harrell added 20 points off the bench and Terry Rozier and Miles Bridges each had 18 points.
Clint Capella had 17 points and 15 rebounds for the Hawks. Trae Young had 15 assists but was held to nine points on 3-of-12 shooting.
RJ Barrett scored 31 points, Julius Randle added 20 points and nine rebounds, and the New York Knicks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 128-98 on
Wednesday night.
Immanuel Quickley had 18 points and Evan Fournier chipped in 14 for the Knicks, who snapped a two-game losing streak.
It was New York's first win at home in more than a month after losing five straight.
Their last Madison Square Garden victory was on Jan. 31 over Sacramento.
Jason Hart scored 17 points for the Blazers.
Spencer Dinwiddie made a 3-pointer at the buzzer against his former team, lifting Dallas past Brooklyn.
Dinwiddie hit the winning basket with nine seconds left Sunday in Boston and came through in the clutch again after Kevin Durant had given the Nets a one-point lead with a 3-pointer with 10 seconds to play.
Luka Doncic Doncic finished with 37 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in the Mavericks' eighth win in nine games. Dinwiddie scored 22 points, 15 in the fourth quarter.
Durant had 23 points, 10 assists and six rebounds. Goran Dragic scored a season-high 21 points.
Donovan Mitchell scored a Utahrecord 25 of his 37 points in the third quarter, Jordan Clarkson added 26 and Utah beat Chicago.
Mitchell made a franchise-record seven 3-pointers in the third period on nine attempts. He broke Karl Malone's team mark of 22 points in a quarter. Mitchell finished with nine 3-pointers, besting his previous career best of seven.
Chicago's Zach LaVine, who has been affected by a sore left knee, made five 3s and had 33 points in tying his highest scoring output in four months. DeMar DeRozan added 25 points. The Bulls have lost seven of nine.
Dejounte Murray had 26 points and 12 assists and the San Antonio Spurs held on to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, snapping a twogame skid.
Lonnie Walker IV made a 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds remaining as San Antonio salvaged a victory after blowing a 16-point lead in the third quarter. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 34 points to lead OKC.