Cavaliers go OT to defeat the Sixers

Collin Sexton scored 28 points, Darius Garland had 25 and the feisty Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Eastern Conference-leading Philadelphia 76ers 112-109 in overtime on Saturday night.

The Cavaliers beat a Sixers team that built the best record in the Eastern Conference (22-12) on the strength of a 14-2 mark at home.

Isaac Okoro scored the first three points of OT and had 15 when he fouled out.

Joel Embiid had 42 points and 13 rebounds for Philadelphia. Ben Simmons scored 21 points.

WIZARDS 128, TIMBERWOLVES 112 >> Bradley Beal scored 34 points, Russell Westbrook added 19 as part of his Nba-leading 10th triple-double, and Washington used a 44-point third quarter to beat Minnesota.

Westbrook added 14 rebounds and 12 assists for the Wizards. They’ve won seven of eight to move back into playoff contention following a 6-17 start.

Karl-anthony Towns had 23 points and 11 rebounds for Nba-worst Minnesota. The Timberwolves have lost seven in a row.

NUGGETS 126, THUNDER 96 >> Jamal Murray continued his hot scoring with 26 points and Nikola Jokic had his eighth triple-double of the season to help the Denver Nuggets rout the Oklahoma City Thunder. Jokic had 19 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists.

Darius Bazley had 22 points for the Thunder.

JAZZ 124, MAGIC 109 >> Donovan Mitchell scored 31 points and Joe Ingles filled in well again at point guard with 17 points, six assists and three 3-pointers in place of Mike Conley to help the Utah Jazz beat the Orlando Magic.

Magic All-star center Nikola Vucevic scored 34 points.

SPURS 117, PELICANS 114 >> Demar Derozan had 32 points and 11 assists and the shorthanded San Antonio Spurs held on to beat the New Orleans Pelicans.

Lamarcus Aldridge added 21 points off the bench.

Brandon Ingram had 29 points and Zion Williamson added 23 for New Orleans.