76ers hold off Hornets in OT
Joel Embiid scored 16 of his 42 points in the fourth quarter to help the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Charlotte Hornets 133-132 in overtime Friday night in Philadelphia.
The Hornets fought back from a 21-point deficit and led by five with 1:18 remaining in regulation before the Sixers forced extra time.
Kemba Walker scored 19 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter for the Hornets.
Embiid also had 18 rebounds, and hit a tying 3 with 34.4 seconds to go. The Hornets committed a shot-clock violation with time winding down in regulation, missing an opportunity.
Ben Simmons had 22 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds for the 76ers.
PACERS 110, HEAT 102: Victor Oladipo had 22 points and 10 assists, Bojan Bogdanovic put Indiana ahead to stay on a 3-pointer with just under a minute remaining and the Pacers beat Miami. Domantas Sabonis and Darren Collison each scored 17 points, and Bogdanovic Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons drives to the basket against Charlotte’s Miles Bridges, right, during Friday’s game.
had 16 to help the Pacers snap a two-game slide. Sabonis finished with 11 rebounds, and the Pacers outscored Miami 16-2 in the final 3:31. Kelly Olynyk led the Heat with 20 points, but missed most of the fourth quarter with an injury. Josh Richardson scored 18, Tyler Johnson had 15 and Hassan Whiteside ended up with 11 points and 20 rebounds for Miami. The Heat were again without Dwyane Wade, who’s excused while he and wife Gabrielle Union-Wade continue celebrating the birth earlier this week of their daughter. MAGIC 117, WIZARDS 108: Nikola Vucevic
had 21 points and 14 rebounds and D.J. Augustin came up with big plays in the final two minutes to help Orlando beat Washington. Augustin had six points, an assist and a steal after Washington cut a 25-point deficit to one at 106-105 with 2:30 remaining. CAVS’ OSMAN HAS BACK SPASMS: Cleveland forward Cedi Osman will miss Saturday’s game at Chicago with back spasms that forced him to leave Wednesday’s loss to Orlando. Coach Larry Drew said Friday that Osman will miss one game and be reassessed. The Cavs signed guard Andrew Harrison to a
two-way contract. WARRIORS’ CURRY HAS GROIN STRAIN: Stephen Curry has a mild to moderate left groin strain and will miss Golden State’s home game against Brooklyn on Saturday night. Curry underwent an MRI exam Friday but the Warriors will wait a few days to fully determine the severity of the injury. The two-time NBA MVP was hurt midway through the third quarter of Thursday night’s 134-111 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Curry grabbed at his inner thigh after trying to contest Eric Bledsoe’s shot in transition at the 6:50 mark of the third.