Embiid, Sixers snap slide behind rout
PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid had 29 points, 14 rebounds and six assists and Philadelphia snapped a three-game losing streak with a 144-114 victory over Charlotte on Saturday.
Tobias Harris added 23 points and had a seasonhigh five three-pointers as Philadelphia placed seven players in double figures and was able to play their bench for the majority of the fourth quarter.
Miles Bridges had 20 points for Charlotte, who has already wrapped up a berth in the East’s play-in tournament.
CAVALIERS 119, KNICKS 101
Darius Garland had 24 points and 13 assists to lead Cleveland to a road win over New York.
Garland led seven Cavaliers in double figures as Cleveland snapped a twogame losing streak.
HAWKS 122, NETS 115
Trae Young scored 36 points, including nine in the final minute, and streaking Atlanta overcame Kevin Durant’s career-high 55 points to hold off Brooklyn at home for its fifth consecutive win.
The Hawks moved into eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
The Nets’ second consecutive loss left them locked into the play-in tournament
HEAT 127, BULLS 109
Jimmy Butler scored 22 points, Kyle Lowry and Tyler Herro added 19 apiece and Eastern Conference-leading Miami beat Chicago n the road.
The Heat reached the 50-win mark for the first time since 2013-14.
Miami also increased its lead over second-place Milwaukee to 1½ games and moved within a win of securing home-court advantage in Round 1 of the postseason.
WARRIORS 111, JAZZ 107
Klay Thompson scored 36 points and host Golden State erased a 16-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Utah.
Jordan Poole added 31 and Andrew Wiggins had 17 as the Warriors clinched a playoff spot and snapped a four-game losing streak.