Embiid dons No. 24 for Bryant and scores 24 in win

Wearing No .24 in honor of Kobe Bryant, Joel Embiid scored 24 points in his first game in three weeks, leading Philadelphia to a 115-104 win over Golden State on Tuesday night.

Embiid and the rest of the Sixers wore No. 24 and No. 8 Bryant jerseys in warmups in honor of the Los Angeles Lakers star, who was killed Sunday in a helicopter crash.

Em bi id was granted permission from Hall of Famer Bobby Jones to wear the retired No. 24 instead of his usual 21 for his first game since he tore a ligament in a finger in his left hand.

CELTIC S 109, HEAT 101: Gordon Hayward had 29 points and nine rebounds, Jaylen Brown scored 25 points and Boston led virtually the entire way.

Kemba Walker added 16 points and eight assists for Boston, which got 11 points from Marcus Smart and a 10- point ,11- rebound effort from Daniel Theis.

RAPTORS 1 3 0 , HAWKS 114: Kyle Lowry had 12 points and 11 assists while becoming Toronto' s career assist leader and the Raptors posted their season-best eighth straight win. Serge Ibaka had 24 points and 10 rebounds,

HORNETS 97, K NICK S 92: Terry Rozier scored 30 points and Charlotte rallied from a 13- point deficit to beat New York and snap a seasonhigh, eight-game losing streak.

The Hornets hadn' t won since Jan. 4 and their losing streak was the longest for the franchise since the 2014-15 season.

GRIZZLIES 104, NUGGETS 106: Dillon Brooks scored 24 points, Jonas Valanciunas had 23 points and 12 rebounds, and Memphis beat Denver for its third straight win.

SUNS 133, MAVERICKS 104: Devin Booker scored 20 of his 32 points in a decisive third quarter, Deandre Ayton had a season- high 31 points and Phoenix S never trailed in a dismantling of Dallas.

BUCKS 151, WIZARDS 131: Khris Middleton scored a career- high 51 points in the absence of injured team mate Gi ann is Antetokounmpo to lead Milwaukee.

PELICANS 125, CAVALIERS 111: Jrue Holiday scored 26 points to lead New Orleans.

Tip-ins

Pacers: Victor Oladipo expects to make his long-anticipated season debut Wednesday when the Indiana Pacers host Chicago.

Oladipo hasn't played since rupturing a quad ten don during the first half of a January game last year against Toronto.

Coach Nate McMillan told reporters Tuesday that Oladipo's minutes will be limited until after the All-Star break.

Mavericks: Dallas center Dwight Powell underwent surgery to repair a torn right Achilles ten don, an injury that ended his season.