Joel Embiid scores 36 points, 76ers top Kings
PHILADELPHIA >> Joel Embiid scored 36 points, Tyrese Maxey keyed a game-changing run in the fourth quarter and the Philadelphia 76ers won their fourth in a row with a 103-101 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night.
Philadelphia held on when Harrison Barnes missed a 3-pointer as time expired. The 76ers have won 14 of 17 and the first three games of a five-game homestand that continues Monday night against Memphis.
Embiid had 12 rebounds and six assists. He made 10 of 18 field goals, including 2 of 5 3-pointers, and 14 of 18 free throws. Tobias Harris added 16 points, and Maxey had 13.
Tyrese Haliburton scored a career-high 38 points, and Barnes had 16 for the Kings. They have lost six in a row overall and 11 straight on the road. Scoring leader De’Aaron Fox sat out because of a left ankle injury. MAVERICKS 132, PACERS 105 >> Luka Doncic had 30 points and 12 assists and Dallas spoiled former coach Rick Carlisle’s return with Indiana.
Carlisle coached the Mavericks during the past 13 seasons, leading the team to its lone title in 2011. He resigned June 16 and rejoined the Pacers a week later. The 62-yearold coach was recognized with a video tribute before the game, tears streaming down his face afterward.
Reggie Bullock added a season-high 23 points, hitting 6 of 7 3-pointers, and Maxi Kleber had 15 points and 13 rebounds — one short of his career high — on his 30th birthday. The Mavericks have won 13 of 16 to improve to 29-21. Duane Washington Jr. led the Pacers with 22 points. CELTICS 107, PELICANS 97 >> Jayson Tatum scored 38 points, Jaylen Brown added 31 and Boston beat short-handed New Orleans.
Robert Williams grabbed 16 rebounds and blocked four shots for Boston.
New Orleans undrafted rookie guard Jose Alvarado scored a careerbest 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting, going 3 of 4 from 3-point range.
GRIZZLIES 115, WIZARDS 95 >> Ja Morant scored 34 points, his sixth straight game of at least 30 points, and Memphis beat Washington.
Morant, picked as an All-Star starter for the Western Conference this week, was 15 of 27 from the field, including 4 of 8 from 3-point range.
Desmond Bane had 19 points, and De’Anthony Melton added 13 to help the Grizzlies win their third straight and fourth in five games. Steven Adams had 10 points and 15 rebounds. with Memphis controlling the boards 6037.
RAPTORS 124, HEAT 120 3OT
>> Fred VanVleet hit two 3-pointers in the third overtime and the Toronto Raptors outlasted the Miami Heat.
Gary Trent Jr. led Toronto with 33 points, Scottie Barnes added 22, Pascal Siakam had 21, and OG Anunoby 20. Sidelined the previous two games because of right knee soreness, VanVleet finished with 19 points.