FRIDAY’S GAMES
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Celtics 92, MAGIC 83 : Terry Rozier and Greg Monroe each scored 17 points, helping Boston beat Orlando. Boston stopped a two-game losing streak despite shooting just 37.8 percent from the field. Al Horford had 15 points for the Celtics, and Abdel Nader finished with 11. Orlando lost for the sixth time in seven games.
76ERS 120, Nets 116: Joel Embiid had 24 points and a careerhigh 19 rebounds and Robert Covington hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 35.4 seconds left to lead Philadelphia over Brooklyn. J.J. Redick added 23 points and Ben Simmons had 21 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds for Philadelphia (38-30).
RAPTORS 122, Mavericks 115. OT: DeMar DeRozan made the game-winning basket in overtime and Toronto rallied to match the longest winning streak in franchise history, extending their season-best run to 11 by beating Dallas. DeRozan scored 29 points and Jonas Valanciunas had 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Eastern Conference-leading Raptors.
THUNDER 121, Clippers 113: Corey Brewer scored 22 points to help Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles. Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook had 16 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for his 22th triple-double of the season and the 101st of his career. Paul George scored 19 points for the Thunder.
Miami at L.A. LAKERS (late): Kevin Durant scored 26 points and the injury-plagued Warriors pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Lakers 117-106 on Wednesday night while missing Stephen Curry. Zaza Pachulia returned to the starting lineup for the first time since the All-Star break and had 10 points, 12 rebounds and five assists.
Sacramento at GOLDEN STATE (late): De’Aaron Fox made a layup at the buzzer to force overtime, Zach Randolph scored the first three points of the extra period and finished with 22, and the Kings recovered after blowing a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter to beat the Heat 123-119 on Wednesday night. Sacramento swept Miami for the first time since 2001-02.