Warren burns sloppy Sixers

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. » Joel Embiid and Shake Milton jawed at each other in between quarters after the Sixers committed one of their 21 turnovers.

It was an ugly return to the court for the Sixers, who have struggled in games away from home.

When Philadelphia wasn’t handing it over, it was failing to corral T.J. Warren, who poured in a career-best 53 points to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 127-121 victory over the sloppy Sixers in the returnto-play for both teams on Saturday night.

Warren made nine 3s and scored 20 points in the fourth quarter as the Pacers erased a 10-point deficit early in the period. Warren connected on a 3-pointer with 9.6 seconds left to give the Pacers a sixpoint lead.

He finished 20-for-29 overall from the field and 9-for-12 from beyond the arc.

Embiid scored 41 points and grabbed 21 rebounds as the Sixers hammered the smaller Pacers inside. Tobias Harris scored 30 points and Ben Simmons had 19.

HEAT 125, NUGGETS 105

Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo each scored 22 points to help the Miami Heat beat the Denver Nuggets in the first restart game for both teams. Kelly Olynyk scored all 20 of his points in the fourth quarter for the Heat, who shot 56% from the field. THUNDER 110, JAZZ 94

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 19 points, Chris Paul added 18 and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the Utah Jazz in their first game of the restart. CLIPPERS 126, PELICANS 103

Paul George made three straight 3-pointers in the opening minutes and had eight overall for 28 points for the Los Angeles Clippers, who rode a team-record barrage of long-range shots to beat the faltering New Orleans Pelicans.