The Denver Post

76ERS’ EMBIID HAS 42 POINTS, 18 REBOUNDS IN WIN

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PHILADELPH­IA» Joel Embiid scored 16 of his 42 points in the fourth quarter to help the Philadelph­ia 76ers beat the Charlotte Hornets 133-132 in overtime Friday night.

The Hornets fought back from a 21-point deficit and led by five with 1:18 remaining in regulation before the Sixers forced extra time. Kemba Walker scored 19 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter for the Hornets.

Embiid also had 18 rebounds, and hit a tying 3 with 34.4 seconds to go.

Pacers 110, Heat 102.

Victor Oladipo had 22 points and 10 assists, Bojan Bogdanovic put Indiana ahead to stay on a 3pointer with just under a minute remaining and the Pacers beat Miami.

Domantas Sabonis and Darren Collison each scored 17 points, and Bogdanovic had 16 to help the Pacers snap a two-game slide. The Pacers outscored Miami 16-2 in the final 3:31.

Kelly Olynyk led the Heat with 20 points, but missed most of the fourth quarter with an injury.

Magic 117, Wizards 108.

FLA.» Nikola Vucevic ORLANDO, had 21 points and 14 rebounds and D.J. Augustin came up with big plays in the final two minutes to help Orlando beat Washington. Augustin had six points, an assist and a steal after Washington cut a 25-point deficit to one at 106-105 with 2:30 remaining. Aaron Gordon added 20 points for Orlando. Bradley Beal led the Wizards with 27 points. Washington fell to 2-9.

Pistons 124, Hawks 109.

Andre Drummond had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Stanley Johnson added a season-high 22 points and Detroit beat Atlanta.

In a game that was essentiall­y decided in the first quarter, the Pistons were so dominant that they scored 74 points and led by 23 at halftime. Drummond’s double-double was the 300th of his career. Jeremy Lin had 19 points for Atlanta.

Jazz 123, Celtics 115.

CITY» Joe Ingles matched his career high with 27 points and added a season-high seven assists to help the Utah Jazz beat the Boston Celtics 123-115 on Friday night in Gordon Hayward’s return to Utah.

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