Times Standard (Eureka)

Raptors hold Embiid scoreless for 1st time

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TORONTO (A P) >> Pascal Siakam scored 25 points, Fred VanVleet added 24 and the Toronto Raptors held Joel Embiid scoreless for the first time in his career in a 101-96 victory over the Philadelph­ia 76ers on Monday night.

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Raptors, who posted their 14th consecutiv­e home victory over the 76ers.

OG Anunoby scored 12 points, Terence Davis had 11 and Norman Powell 10 as Toronto improved to 7-0 at home.

TRAIL BLAZERS 117, BULLS 94 >> Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points in just his fourth game of the season, CJ McCollum added 21 and Portland beat Chicago.

Damian Lillard had 13 points and 12 assists as Portland snapped a fourgame losing streak.

Anthony was 10 for 20 from the field, including 4 of 7 on 3-pointers. He now has 25,615 career points to move ahead of Alex English (26,613) into 18th place on the NBA’s career scoring list.

CELTICS 103, KINGS 102 >> Jaylen Brown scored 24 points, Jayson Tatum had 20 and Boston held off Sacramento Kings despite a career-high 41 points from Buddy Hield.

Marcus Smart had 17 points with seven assists, and Enes Kanter added 13 points and nine rebounds for the Celtics, who had lost the final two games of a 2-3 West Coast trip.

HEAT 117, HORNETS 100 >> Bam Adebayo scored 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Jimmy Butler also scored 21 points and Miami remained unbeaten at home by topping Charlotte.

NETS 108, CAVALIERS 106 >> Spencer Dinwiddie hit a fadeaway jumper with 1.9 seconds remaining to give Brooklyn its fourth straight victory.

PACERS 126, GRIZZLIES 114 >> T.J. Warren scored 26 points to lead the Indiana past Memphis.

Jeremy Lamb had 19 points and Aaron Holiday added 16 points off the bench for the Pacers, who have won three straight and seven of nine.

TIMBERWOLV­ES 125, HAWKS 113 >> Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points and 13 rebounds, Andrew Wiggins added 25 points and Minnesota rode three big offensive quarters to rally past Atlanta.

PISTONS 103, MAGIC 88 >> Luke Kennard scored 20 points and Blake Griffin added 17 to lead Detroit past Orlando.

BUCKS 122, JAZZ 118 >> Giannis Antetokoun­mpo scored a season-high 50 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for his 17th consecutiv­e double-double.

LAKERS 114, SPURS 104 >> The Lakers (15-2) have one game remaining against the Spurs on Feb. 4 in Los Angeles but have already won the threegame series against their longtime rivals in the Western Conference.

THUNDER 100, WARRIORS 97 >> Golden State came up short in a loss to Oklahoma City.

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