Milton, Simmons lead way as 76ers top undermanned Heat

PHILADELPHIA — Shake Milton scored 31 points and Ben Simmons had 10 points, 10 assists and 12 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 125-108 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday night.

The Sixers swept the two-game home set against a Heat team that continues to play with a depleted roster because of Covid-related issues.

Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and Goran Dragic sat out, and the Heat were roughed up early by Milton, Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris.

Duncan Robinson led the Heat with 22 points.

PACERS 111

TRAIL BLAZERS 87

Domantas Sabonis had 23 points and 15 rebounds to lead visiting Indiana over Portland.

Malcolm Brogdon added 25 points and seven assists for the Pacers, who improved to 4-1 on the road and snapped an 11-game losing streak in Portland.

CJ Mccollum and Damian Lillard each scored 22 for Portland. The loss was costly: During the third quarter, center Jusuf Nurkic left the court holding his right wrist and the Blazers announced he had sustained a fracture.

NUGGETS 114 WARRIORS 104

Nikola Jokic had 23 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists and six teammates scored in double figures as host Denver beat Golden State.

Stephen Curry scored a game-high 35 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Warriors.

RAPTORS 111, HORNETS 108

Chris Boucher had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Kyle Lowry had 16 points and 12 assists, and Toronto held off Charlotte at Tampa, Fla.

Pascal Siakam added 15 points as Toronto ended a two-game skid and improved to 3-8.

Terry Rozier led the Hornets with 22 points and P.J. Washington had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Charlotte played without leading scorer Gordon Heyward, who strained his left hip in Wednesday night’s game.

Fred Van Fleet’s 3-pointer with 1:52 left in the first quarter launched a 34-11 run that put the Raptors ahead to stay.