Embiid, 76ers hand Magic 1st loss

Joel Embiid had 21 points and nine rebounds in three quarters, and the Philadelphia 76ers handed the Orlando Magic their first loss with a 116-92 victory Thursday night in Orlando, Fla.

Off to a 4-0 start for the first time in franchise history, the Magic never had much of a shot at a fifth win because of the surprising outside shooting of the 76ers, who even got a 3-pointer from Ben Simmons. Philadelphia, which entered the game 27th in the NBA in 3- point accuracy, made eight of its first 12 attempts from beyond the arc and built a first-half lead as large as 37 points.

Seth Curry added 21 points and five 3-pointers, and Tobias Harris chipped in 20 points, nine rebounds and three 3-pointers for Philadelphia (4-1), which had 38 firstquarter points and 75 by halftime.

The Magic (4-1) were the

NBA’s last undefeated team. Nikola Vucevic finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Magic.

Other games

Bulls 133, Wizards 130:

Otto Porter scored 28 points, Zach LaVine added 22 and visiting Chicago (2-3), playing without four players who were in the NBA health and safety protocol, beat winless Washington (0-5). The Bulls played without Lauri Markkanen, their second-leading scorer and top rebounder, as well as forward Chandler Hutchison and guards Ryan Arcidiacano and Tomas Satoransky. Russell Westbrook had his fourth consecutive triple-double in his four games with Washington, finishing with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.

Pacers 119, Cavaliers 99: Domantas Sabonis had 25 points and made two of Indiana’s 16 3-pointers in a victory over visiting Cleveland. Indiana, playing seven of its first nine games at home, improved to 4-1. Collin Sexton led the Cavaliers (3-2) with 28 points.

Rockets 122, Kings 119: John Wall had 22 points and nine assists in his first game since 2018, James Harden had a big finish to score 33 points and host Houston (1-2) beat Sacramento (3-2).

Raptors 100, Knicks 83: VanVleet scored 25 points and Toronto (1-3), playing without star forward Pascal Siakam, earned its first victory this season by beating New York (2-3) in Tampa, Fla. The Knicks’ bid for a threegame win streak was ruined by 3-for-36 shooting from 3point range.

Pelicans 113, Thunder 80: Steven Adams, in his first game against Oklahoma City after being traded in the offseason, had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Brandon Ingram had 20 points, Eric Bledsoe had 17 and Lonzo Ball 16 as visiting New Orleans (3-2) won easily. Al Horford led the Thunder (1-3) with 17 points.