Maxey returns in win for Philadelphia

Tyrese Maxey scored 37 points, Joel Embiid added 29 and the Philadelphia 76ers topped the host Miami Heat 109-105 on Thursday night to tighten the Eastern Conference playoff chase.

Maxey was one rebound shy of a triple-double, finishing with 11 assists and nine boards for Philadelphia in his first game back from injury. Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 18 points for the 76ers, who moved within a halfgame of Miami for No. 7 in the East.

Terry Rozier had 22 points and Jimmy Butler added 20 for Miami, which entered the night No. 6 in the East but ceded that spot back to Indiana. Bam Adebayo had 14, Haywood Highsmith scored 12, Kevin Love had 11 points and 16 rebounds off the bench and Nikola Jovic added 11 points for Miami.

Embiid, in his second game back after missing two months following surgery on the meniscus in his left knee, shot 11 for 25, and the 76ers were outscored by 19 points in his 32-plus minutes.

Other games

Mavericks 109, Hawks

95: Luka Doncic finished with 25 points after a rare scoreless first quarter and Dallas stayed alone in fifth place in the Western Conference

with a victory over visiting Atlanta. Kyrie Irving scored 26 points and Doncic had 12 rebounds and eight assists.

Knicks 120, Kings 109:

Jalen Brunson had 35 points and 11 assists, Josh Hart scored a season-high 31 points and host New York erased a 21-point deficit and beat Sacramento to snap a three-game losing streak. Hart shook off a sprained right wrist to shoot 14 for 19 and add nine rebounds and eight assists, and Donte DiVincenzo scored 21 points.

Warriors 133, Rockets

110: Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson each scored 29 points, Trayce JacksonDavis added 20 points and five rebounds as visiting Golden State overwhelmed Houston as the Warriors have won their last six games.

Notes

Julius Randle needs right shoulder surgery and will miss the rest of the season, a crushing blow for a New York Knicks team that was surging before the All-Star forward was hurt in January.

• New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson injured a finger on his shooting hand while blocking a shot shortly before halftime of New Orleans’ 117-108 loss to Orlando on Wednesday night. He is considered day-to-day after X-rays and scans came back negative