Joel Embiid shook off an ankle harm to attain 31 factors and seize 10 rebounds Friday, propelling the Philadelphia 76ers to a 121-111 NBA victory over Toronto along with his thirteenth straight sport with not less than 30 factors and 10 boards.
Embiid, the reigning NBA Most Beneficial Participant, had loads of assist with Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris scoring 33 factors apiece for the 76ers.
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Embiid had an unlucky first quarter, scoring simply two factors within the interval after twisting his ankle in an ungainly touchdown below the basket.
After a quick journey to the locker room, he completed the primary half with 11 factors, three rebounds, six assists and 5 turnovers.
Harris saved the Sixers afloat, scoring 24 first-half factors to assist them take a 61-58 lead on the break after the Raptors had led by as many as 15.
Embiid got here alive within the third interval, scoring 17 straight 76ers factors in a run that noticed him dash for a transition basket off a feed from Maxey and drill a three-pointer that put the Sixers up 90-77.
Regardless of the occasional grimace of discomfort, Embiid prolonged the NBA’s longest stretch of 30-point, 10-rebound video games since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had 16 straight in 1971-72.
The Raptors, led by Pascal Siakam’s 31 factors, acquired the deficit down to 3 late within the third earlier than the Sixers pulled away once more.
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Maxey added 10 assists and Harris added eight rebounds and 7 assists to his season-high in factors because the Sixers gained for the eighth time of their final 9 video games.
“Tobias is a extremely good participant, does loads of good issues,” Philadelphia coach Nick Nurse stated. “Generally photographs discover you, generally they don’t and tonight the ball discovered him a little bit extra and he took benefit of it.” Nurse stated he wasn’t shocked the Sixers got here out a little bit flat after beating Western Convention leaders Minnesota on Wednesday behind a 51-point efficiency from Embiid.
“It wasn’t simply (Embiid),” Nurse stated.
“It was all people.
“Then Joel acquired going … he began punching by way of, began making some jumpers … he simply lastly acquired in his rhythm and acquired the taking pictures going.” Nurse stated the workforce would regulate Embiid’s ankle with a Christmas Day sport at Miami coming as much as begin a four-game street journey.
“I’m certain it’ll be sore tomorrow,” Nurse stated.
In Brooklyn, Jamal Murray scored 32 factors and Nikola Jokic added 31 factors with 11 rebounds because the reigning champion Denver Nuggets held off the Nets 122-117.
Aaron Gordon added 18 factors and Michael Porter Jr. scored 15 for the Nuggets, who gained their third straight.
In a fourth quarter that featured six lead modifications, Cam Thomas transformed a four-point play with 19.4 seconds remaining to drag the Nets inside one level at 115-114.
However Murray made three free-throws to increase the Nuggets’ lead and Denver held on.
Thomas led the Nets with 23 factors. Cameron Johnson added 17 as seven Brooklyn gamers scored in double figures.
In Miami, Tyler Herro scored 30 factors and Duncan Robinson added 21 of his 27 off the bench within the fourth quarter to gas the Warmth in a 122-113 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
The Warmth, who trailed by 11 early within the third quarter, withstood a 30-point, 13-assist double-double from Atlanta’s Trae Younger, his sixth straight sport with not less than 30 factors and 10 assists.
FULL NBA RESULTS
Sixers 121-111 Raptors
Nets 117-122 Nuggets
Rockets 122-96 Mavericks
Warmth 122-113 Hawks
Kings 120-105 Suns
Warriors 129-118 Wizards