76ers ground Hawks

Joel Embiid scored a career-high 49 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Tobias Harris had 25 points and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Atlanta Hawks 129-112 on Monday night.

Trae Young led Atlanta with 28 points despite missing nine of 11 from 3-point range. De’Andre Hunter added 22 and John Collins had 21 for the Hawks.

Bucks 137, Wizards 134 — Khris Middleton scored Milwaukee’s final nine points and the the Bucks beat Bradley Beal and the Washington Wizards.

Beal, one night after scoring a then-career high 53 points in a loss at Chicago, topped it with a 55-point effort that included 22 points in the fourth quarter and seven more in overtime.

Shabazz Napier added a season-high 27 points for Washington.

Magic 115, Nets 113 — Aaron Gordon had 27 points, 10 rebounds and a big blocked shot in the final seconds, helping the Orlando Magic rally for a victory over the Brooklyn Nets.

Terrence Ross added 21 points and eight rebounds, Evan Fournier scored 21 and Nikola Vucevic had 16 points and 10 boards for the Magic.

Cavaliers 125, Heat 119 — After squandering that huge lead, the Heat lost in overtime to the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Miami fell to 1318 on the road for the season and is 4-11 over its past 15 games away from home.

Cleveland, which owns the worst record in the Eastern Conference, outscored Miami 14-8 in overtime to complete the comeback win.

Rockets 123, Knicks 112 — James Harden scored 37 points, and the Houston Rockets beat the New York Knicks for their fourth straight victory.

Harden had 31 by halftime, helping Houston to a 72-57 lead at the break.