Wednesday’s games

Cavaliers 121, Magic 111: Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points, Darius Garland added 26 and the host Cavaliers began a challenging stretch with a win over the Magic, who got a career-high 42 points from Paolo Banchero. It was one of the better performances lately by the Cavs, who have been inconsistent so far in 2023 and came in just 4-8 against teams with winning records. They were booed in their most recent loss at home. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 draft, Banchero went 16 of 26 from the field for Orlando, which lost for just the second time in 11 games.

76ers 131, Wizards 126: Joel Embiid scored a season-high 50 points and had 13 rebounds to lead the visiting 76ers. Embiid reached 50 points for the sixth time in his career. The reigning NBA MVP was 19 of 24 from the field, making a 3-pointer on two attempts, and hit 11 of 13 free throws. He also had seven assists and six turnovers in just over 38 minutes. Tyrese Maxey added 26 points and also had seven assists. Jordan Poole led Washington with

23 points.

Heat 112, Raptors 103: Caleb Martin had a season-high 24 points and a career-best 12 rebounds and Duncan Robinson scored 21 points for the visiting Heat. Jimmy Butler scored 19 points, Orlando Robinson had 15 points and 12 rebounds and Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 15 points as the Heat won for the second time in six games. Pascal Siakam scored 30 points for the fourth time this season and OG Anunoby had 23 for the Raptors.

Timberwolves 102, Spurs 94: Rudy Gobert had 16 points and 21 rebounds and the NBAleading, host Timberwolves held on for their fifth straight victory and the Spurs’ 15th loss in a row. Mike Conley added 18 points, Anthony Edwards had 17 and Naz Reid 15. Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds to help Minnesota improve to 16-4. Gobert matched up often with good friend and French countryman Victor Wembanyama in the rookie’s first game in Minnesota. Wembanyama struggled against Minnesota’s height, scoring just 12 points to go with 10 rebounds.