Sizzling 76ers too much for Hornets
Young, Hawks ruin Durant’s big night
PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid had 29 points, 14 rebounds and six assists and the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 144-114 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday.
Philadelphia tied its franchise record of 21 3-pointers, last set on March 1, 2020.
Tobias Harris added 23 points and had a season-high five 3-pointers as the Sixers placed seven players in double figures. James Harden had 12 points and 13 assists for Philadelphia.
Miles Bridges had 20 points for Charlotte.
HAWKS 122, NETS 115: In Atlanta, Trae Young scored 36 points, including nine in the final minute, and the streaking Hawks overcame Kevin Durant’s career-high 55 points to hold off Brooklyn for their fifth consecutive win.
Atlanta (41-37) moved into eighth place in the Eastern Conference, a game ahead of Brooklyn (40-38) and Charlotte.
The Nets’ second consecutive loss left them locked into the play-in tournament. Kyrie Irving had 31 points to complement Durant, but the Nets had no other scorer in double figures.
WARRIORS 111, JAZZ 107: In San Francisco, Klay Thompson scored 36 points and Golden State erased a 16-point fourthquarter deficit to beat Utah.
Jordan Poole added 31 and Andrew Wiggins had 17 as the Warriors clinched a playoff spot.
Donovan Mitchell and Mike Conley each had 26 for Utah, which has lost 15 games this season in which it held doubledigit leads.
HEAT 127, BULLS 109: In Chicago, Jimmy Butler scored 22 points, Kyle Lowry and Tyler Herro added 19 apiece and Eastern Conference-leading Miami beat the Bulls.
Bam Adebayo scored 16, and the hot-shooting Heat (50-28) reached the 50-win mark for the first time since 2013-14. Zach LaVine led Chicago with 33 points.
CAVALIERS 119, KNICKS 101: In New York, Darius Garland had 24 points and 13 assists to lead Cleveland over the Knicks.
Garland led seven Cavaliers in double figures as Cleveland snapped a two-game skid.
New York has lost two straight. Obi Toppin scored a career-high 20 points for the Knicks.