The Mercury News

Dinwiddie’s triple-double lifts Wizards past 76ers

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Spencer Dinwiddie scored the go-ahead bucket with 90 seconds left in the game and had a triple-double to lead the Washington Wizards to a 106-103 win over the Philadelph­ia 76ers on Wednesday night.

Dinwiddie had 14 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Kyle Kuzma scored 24 points and the Wizards snapped a six-game losing streak.

Montrezl Harrell hit a 16-footer for 102-98 lead and blew kisses to the Philly crowd headed into a timeout. The Wizards won with Bradley Beal sidelined at least a week with an injured left wrist.

Joel Embiid had 27 points and 14 rebounds for the Sixers but missed a couple of gimmes late that could have changed the game.

Danny Green hit a 3 for the Sixers with 1.6 seconds left that pulled them to 104-103. The Wizards sealed it from the line.

Tyrese Maxey scored 22 points for the Sixers.

The Sixers pulled off perhaps their most improbable win of the season on Monday when they played without Embiid and gutted out an overtime win against Memphis. With Beal out, the scuffling Wizards -- 9½-point underdogs, according to FanDuel Sportsbook -gamely pulled off perhaps their most unlikely win of the season.

Kuzma played like Washington’s version of Embiid for the night and hit four 3s on 10 of 19 shooting overall. He left a 30-footer fly to close the third, and when it brushed through the net, the Wizards grabbed an 81-79 lead. MAGIC 119, PACERS 118 Gary Harris scored 22 points and Wendell Carter Jr. had 19 points and 18 rebounds to rally the Orlando Magic past the Indiana Pacers.

Harris scored 10 points in the fourth quarter, including two key 3-pointers.

Caris LeVert led the Pacers with 26 points, and rookie Terry Taylor posted his first career double-double with 24 points and 16 rebounds. Torrey Craig added 22 points. GRIZZLIES 120, KNICKS 108 >> Jaren Jackson Jr. had 26 points and 10 rebounds, Ja Morant added 23 points and nine assists and Memphis beat New York.

Morant had some of his usual high-flying highlight plays, but shot just 9 for 27 from the field, missing all six 3-point attempts.

But the Grizzlies go well beyond their firsttime All-Star. Rookie Ziaire Williams scored a season-high 21 points on 9-for-11 shooting, while Jackson, Desmond Bane and De’Anthony Melton all hit four 3-pointers.

Evan Fournier scored 30 points for the Knicks. CELTICS 113, HORNETS 107 >> Josh Richardson made six 3-pointers and scored 23 points, Jayson Tatum hit two key free throws and finished with 19 points and Boston held off Charlotte. Marcus Smart scored 22 points, and Jaylen Brown added 15 to help Boston win its third straight. LaMelo Ball had a career-best 38 points for Charlotte.

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