76ers get past Heat in OT
Embiid scores 45; Mathias wins it on 3-pointer
PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid had 45 points and 16 rebounds and Dakota Mathias’ only basket of the game was a go-ahead 3-pointer with 26.1 seconds left as the Philadelphia 76ers hung on to beat the undermanned Miami Heat 137-134 in overtime on Tuesday night.
It was little-known Mathias with the stunner that won it. Mathias, who went undrafted in 2018 and signed this season with the Sixers as a two-day G League player, got the ball from the top of the arc and buried it for the 134-132 lead.
Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and Goran Dragic were among the Heat players sitting out for Covid-related reasons.
Embiid buried the pull-up jumper just inside the 3-point arc with 3.3 seconds left that tied it 120-120 and sent the game into overtime. It was his only bucket of the fourth after he made all eight shots in the third.
Danny Green matched the 76ers’ record with nine 3-pointers and scored 29 points and Mike Scott had 16 points.
Tyler Herro finished with 34 points for the Heat, Duncan Robinson had 26 and Gabe Vincent 24.
■ Lakers 117, Rockets 100: At Houston, Lebron James scored 26 points in just more than three quarters and Anthony Davis added 19 points and 10 rebounds in three quarters for the L.A. Lakers. Findlay Prep alumni and former Rebel Christian Wood had 18 points and eight rebounds for Houston.
■ Spurs 112, Thunder 102: At Oklahoma City, Lonnie Walker IV scored 24 points and Keldon Johnson added 18 points for
San Antonio. Shai Gilgeous-alexander led Oklahoma City with 20 points and Hamidou Diallo scored 16.
■ Nets 122, Nuggets 116: At New York, Kevin Durant had 34 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds and Caris Levert added 20 points for Brooklyn, which came back from 18 down. Nikola Jokic had 23 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds for Denver.
■ Jazz 117, Cavaliers 87: At Cleveland, Donovan Mitchell scored 17 of his 27 points points in the third quarter for Utah. Jordan Clarkson had 21 points and eight rebounds off the bench. Cedi Osman paced Cleveland with 17 points and six assists.
■ Pacers 104, Warriors 95:
At San Francisco, Myles Turner had 22 points and 11 rebounds and Domantas Sabonis had 18 points and 14 rebounds for Indiana. Andrew Wiggins scored 22 points to lead Golden State. Stephen Curry added 20 points.