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Embiid hits late 3 in OT, 76ers beat Raptors for 3-0 lead

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Joel Embiid made a 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds left in overtime to give the Philadelph­ia 76ers a 104-101 victory over the Raptors on Wednesday night in Toronto and a 3-0 lead in the firstround series.

Embiid had 33 points and 13 rebounds, helping the 76ers rally from a 17-point deficit.

James Harden had 19 points and 10 assists before fouling out in the closing seconds of regulation.

Tyrese Maxey scored 19 points and Tobias Harris had 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Sixers, They can wrap up the series in Game 4 on Saturday.

CELTICS 114, NETS 107: Jaylen Brown scored 10 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and host Boston overcame a 17-point deficit to beat Brooklyn for a 2-0 series lead.

Jayson Tatum added 19 points for the Celtics, who held Kevin Durant without a basket in the second half. Durant finished with 27 points but struggled from the field for the second straight game, shooting 4 of 17.

The series shifts to Brooklyn for Game 3 on Saturday night.

BULLS 114, BUCKS 110: DeMar DeRozan scored a career playoff-high 41 points and visiting Chicago outlasted defending champion Milwaukee in Game 2 to tie the series.

Nikola Vucevic added 24 points and 13 rebounds, and Zach LaVine had 20 points as the Bulls beat the Bucks for just the second time in their last 19 meetings. Game 3 is Friday night in Chicago.

Giannis Antetokoun­mpo had 33 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists for Milwaukee. He increased his career postseason point total to 1,715 to overtake Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1,692) for the most in Bucks history.

Brook Lopez added 25 points for the Bucks. Bobby Portis left with a right eye abrasion after the first quarter, and Khris Middleton exited with a sore left knee after slipping midway through the fourth quarter. Bucks coach Mike Budenholze­r said Middleton will undergo an MRI on Thursday.

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