Embiid has 38 points, 76ers knock off Celtics
PHILADELPHIA » Joel Embiid had 38 points and 11 rebounds, Tobias Harris scored 23 points and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 122-110 on Friday night.
Seth Curry returned to the Sixers’ starting lineup following a seven-game absence because of a positive COVID-19 test and scored 15 points.
Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 42 points and nine rebounds, and Marcus Smart had 20 points.
CAVALIERS 125, NETS 113 » Collin Sexton had 25 points and nine assists, Andre Drummond added 19 points and 16 rebounds and Cleveland beat Brooklyn for the second time in three days.
Nets superstar forward Kevin Durant was held out as a precautionary measure as he continues his comeback from right Achilles tendon surgery.
Kyrie Irving scored 38 points, and James Harden had 19 points and 11 assists for Brooklyn, which lost 147-135 in double- overtime to the Cavaliers in the debut of its high-scoring trio Wednesday night. Durant scored 38 points in that game and played 50 minutes, so the Nets rested him Friday with another game scheduled Saturday.
ROCKETS 103, PISTONS 102 » Jerami Grant’s driving layup on the final play came too late, and Houston held on to beat Detroit.
PACERS 120, MAGIC 118 (OT) » Malcolm Brogdon hit the decisive 3-pointer with 2.8 seconds left in overtime, lifting Indiana past Orlando.
HAWKS 116, TIMBERWOLVES 98 » Trae Young scored a season-high 43 points, Clint Capela had 13 points, 19 rebounds and 10 blocks and Atlanta topped Minnesota.
RAPTORS 101, HEAT 81 » Norman Powell scored 23 points, O.G. Anunoby added 21 and Toronto recovered to beat Miami after blowing a 21-point.
BULLS 123, HORNETS 110 » Zach LaVine continued his strong play with 25 points and nine assists, leading Chicago past Charlotte for its third straight victory.
MAVERICKS 122, SPURS 117 » Luka Doncic had 36 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds and Dallas withstood a late rally to beat San Antonio.