Porzingis carries Mavericks past sputtering Sixers
Kristaps Porzingis had 22 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, Tim Hardaway Jr. added 27 points, and the Dallas Mavericks handed the Philadelphia 76ers their second straight home loss, 117-98 on Friday night.
The Mavericks improved to 11-2 on the road despite playing without second-year star guard Luka Doncic. The 20-year-old missed his third straight game with a right ankle sprain. Doncic, one of the league leaders in minutes, points, rebounds and assists, is averaging 29.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 8.9 assists.
Joel Embiid had 33 points and 17 rebounds for Philadelphia, which lost its third in a row overall. The 76ers were booed for much of the night while falling to 14-2 at home. The 76ers suffered their first home loss on Wednesday, 108104 to Miami.
Dallas held the 76ers to 29.4% shooting from long range; Philadelphia missed 24 of 34 3-pointers. PACERS BEAT KINGS FOR 5TH STRAIGHT VICTORY >> T.J. Warren scored 23 points, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Sacramento Kings 119-105 at home for their fifth straight victory. JOKIC’S TRIPLE-DOUBLE
LEADS DENVER PAST MINNESOTA 109>> Nikola Jokic had 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his fifth triple-double of the season, and the Denver Nuggets completed a sweep of a five-game homestand with a 109-100 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Minnesota, playing without center Karl-Anthony Towns for the second straight game due to a sprained left knee, has lost nine straight. LOWRY SCORES 26 POINTS,
DEPLETED RAPTORS BEAT WIZARDS >> Kyle Lowry scored 26 points, Serge Ibaka had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors overcame the absence of three injured starters to beat the struggling Washington Wizards 122-118 at home.
The Raptors won their third straight home game despite playing without leading scorer Pascal Siakam (groin), center Marc Gasol (left hamstring) and guard Norman Powell (left shoulder). GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER
CAREER-HIGH 32 POINTS,
THUNDER BEAT SUNS >> Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 32 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the Phoenix Suns 126-108 at home. Devin Booker returned to Phoenix’s starting lineup after missing three games with a right forearm contusion. He finished with 18 points, seven below his average.
HEAT EASES PAST KNICKS >> Bam Adebayo scored 20 points, Miami’s starters got the fourth quarter off, and the Heat had no trouble on the way to beating the New York Knicks 129114 at home. Miami led by as many by 34 and posted its sixth wire-to-wire win of the season.
CELTICS ROLL >> Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown each scored 26 points in three quarters as the Boston Celtics routed the Detroit Pistons 114-93.