Joel Embiid out vs. Pelicans on Sunday

The Philadelphia 76ers decided to sit Joel Embiid against the Pelicans on Sunday because of stiffness in the 7-foot center's back.

Embiid was expected to play in New Orleans after sitting out Saturday night's loss to Cleveland to rest his surgically repaired knee.

Embiid, who has averaged 23.5 points and 11.1 rebounds in 21 games, had offseason surgery for a torn meniscus in his left knee and the Sixers have been limiting his playing time, including not playing him on back-to-back nights.

Philadelphia also held out guard T.J. McConnell with a left shoulder sprain.

The Sixers also ruled out forward Robert Covington, who hurt his back crashing over the first row of stands in an attempt to save a ball from going out of bounds in Cleveland on Saturday night.

Oladipo has careerhigh 47 points, Pacers beat Nuggets in OT

Former Oklahoma City Thunder guard Victor Oladipo had a career-high 47 points to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 126-116 overtime victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday in Indianapolis.

The Pacers used an 8-0 scoring run, capped by Thad Young's putback with 5 seconds left in regulation, to tie it. Then, Indiana got the first nine points in overtime to secure its fourth straight victory, outscoring the Nuggets 12-2 in the extra period.