76ers share first place in Atlantic after win

Joel Embiid had 45 points and 13 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers made a franchise-record 17 3-pointers in the first half of a 131122 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night in Indianapolis that moved them into a tie with Boston atop the Atlantic Division.

Embiid shot 18 for 30 overall while moving into the NBA scoring lead with 30.4 points per game. He had 27 points and seven rebounds in the first half, helping Philadelphia take control with a 49-point second quarter that led to an 82-59 halftime lead.

Buddy Hield scored 25 points for Indiana, which has lost a season-worst eight in a row.

RAPTORS 118, HAWKS 108 >> Pascal Siakam had 31 points and 13 rebounds, Scottie Barnes added 19 points and 14 rebounds, and the Raptors clinched a playoff berth in Toronto.

HEAT 144, HORNETS 115 >> Tyler Herro scored 35 points off the bench and the host Heat moved closer to clinching the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. BUCKS 127, BULLS 106 >> Brook Lopez scored 28 points for visiting Milwaukee. Chicago also lost Lonzo Ball for the season after he had a setback with a knee injury. NETS 118, ROCKETS 105 >> Kyrie Irving scored 42 points and host Brooklyn improved its position in the race for play-in seeding. The Nets climbed into a tie for eighth place in the East. WIZARDS 132, TIMBERWOLVES 114 >> Kristaps Porzingis scored 25 points to lead the visiting Wizzards. THUNDER 98, TRAIL BLAZERS 94 >> Jaylen Hoard had career highs of 24 points and 21 rebounds to lift the Thunder in Oklahoma City. MAGIC 120, CAVALIERS 115 >> Mo Bamba had 20 points and 12 rebounds, Ignas Brazdeikis scored 20 off the bench and the host Magic stopped a six-game losing streak.

TWO-TIME COACH OF YEAR

SHUE DIES AT 90 >> Gene Shue, a two-time NBA Coach of the Year who won 784 games with the Bullets, 76ers and Clippers, has died. He was 90. A five-time All-Star as a player for the Pistons, Shue went on to coach for more than two decades. He took the Baltimore Bullets to the Finals in 1971, then did the same with the 76ers in 1977.