Joel Embiid returned from a seven-game absence to offer 31 factors and 12 rebounds because the Philadelphia 76ers held off the host Chicago Bulls for a 108-100 win within the NBA on Sunday afternoon.
Embiid carried Philadelphia to its fourth win in 5 video games after sitting out to handle a left knee harm. Tyrese Maxey backed the large man along with his first profession triple-double, amassing 25 factors, 11 rebounds and 14 assists.
Zach LaVine racked up 30 factors and the Bulls sank 19 threes, nevertheless it nonetheless couldn’t keep away from its second straight loss. Nikola Vucevic and Coby White every completed with 13 factors, with Vucevic additionally snatching eight boards.
After going through a 19-point deficit simply over 4 minutes into the second half, the Bulls got here to life on the finish of the third quarter. It closed the body on an 8-0 run, with Jalen Smith canning a 3-pointer on the buzzer to get Chicago inside 88-79 heading into the fourth.
The Bulls trailed by solely 4 after LaVine linked on a trey with 5:24 left within the sport to make it 96-92, however that was the closest the host would get.
Nuggets 141, Hawks 111
Nikola Jokic scored 48 factors to information visiting Denver to a win over Atlanta, ending the Hawks’ six-game profitable streak.
Jokic went 17-for-29 from the sector and added 14 rebounds and eight assists. After scoring a career-high 56 factors in opposition to the Washington Wizards on Saturday, Jokic set the tempo by scoring 13 factors within the first quarter on Sunday, and he had 25 at halftime. The Nuggets additionally bought 26 factors and 7 rebounds from Michael Porter Jr.
Atlanta’s high scorers had been De’Andre Hunter (20 factors) and Dyson Daniels (18), with Daniels additionally grabbing 5 steals.
Spurs 121, Pelicans 116
Victor Wembanyama scored 25 factors, together with the final seven for San Antonio over the ultimate 36.9 seconds of the sport, because the Spurs defeated visiting New Orleans.
Chris Paul had 10 assists for the Spurs to cross Jason Kidd for second on the all-time assists record. Paul’s 12,099 helpers path solely John Stockton (15,806) in that class.
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Trey Murphy III led New Orleans with 25 factors, with CJ McCollum including 19, Dejounte Murray racking up 18 factors and 11 assists and Yves Missi amassing 18 factors and 14 rebounds. The Pelicans has dropped two straight video games and 11 of its previous 12.
Bucks 118, Nets 113
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 34 factors and Milwaukee rallied to beat Brooklyn in New York.
Bobby Portis added 12 of his 23 factors within the fourth quarter, canning an open 3 from the left facet that gave the Bucks a 109-108 lead with 2:08 left. The reserve made 9 of 10 pictures total and was 5-for-5 from behind the arc.
Dennis Schroder scored a season-high 34 factors and added 11 assists, however the Nets misplaced for the fourth time in 5 video games and blew a 12-point lead that it held late within the third quarter.
Hornets 113, Pacers 109
Brandon Miller scored 26 factors as Charlotte snapped an eight-game skid by beating Indiana in Indianapolis.
Vasilije Micic had 18 factors and 9 assists, Cody Martin scored 14 factors and Nick Richards completed with 9 factors and 14 rebounds for the Hornets.
T.J. McConnell got here off the bench to put up a career-best 30 factors for the Pacers, whereas fellow reserve Jarace Walker had 15 factors.
Warmth 122, Cavaliers 113
Tyler Herro scored 19 of his game-high 34 factors within the third quarter as host Miami beat Cleveland.
Duncan Robinson had 23 factors, Jimmy Butler completed with 18 and Bam Adebayo added 16 factors and 13 rebounds for the Warmth. Herro tallied a game-high seven assists within the win.
Darius Garland led Cleveland with 23 factors. Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell — who entered the sport ranked among the many high 20 within the league in scoring at 24.2 factors per sport — managed simply 12 on 5-for-16 capturing.
Magic 115, Suns 110
Jalen Suggs had a game-high 26 factors, together with 14 within the fourth quarter, and helped short-handed Orlando end with a flourish to beat visiting Phoenix.
Orlando earned the win regardless of not having star forwards Paolo Banchero, who has been out over a month, and Franz Wagner, who suffered a torn indirect within the Magic’s loss to the 76ers on Friday.
Orlando leaned on its balanced assault to make up for the absences, as 4 Magic gamers scored in double figures to assist the Magic stay the NBA’s solely unbeaten workforce at house at 10-0. Devin Booker led the Suns with 25 factors.
Grizzlies 140, Wizards 112
Jaren Jackson Jr. led seven Memphis scorers in double figures with 21 factors, and his 4 blocked pictures contributed to a stifling defensive effort because the Grizzlies cruised to its ninth win in 10 video games with a rout of host Washington.
Santi Aldama headlined a 76-point effort from the Memphis bench with 19 factors. The second unit additionally bought 17 factors from Jay Huff and 14 from Cam Spencer.
Jonas Valanciunas led the Wizards with 20 factors and a game-high 14 rebounds. Bilal Coulibaly completed with 17 factors, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and Justin Champagnie swiped a career-best 5 steals to associate with 14 factors and eight rebounds.
Warriors 114, Timberwolves 106
Stephen Curry, Buddy Hield and Jonathan Kuminga mixed for 77 factors, Gary Payton II made two large defensive performs and Golden State held Minnesota scoreless over the ultimate 4:46 to tug out a win in San Francisco.
Curry completed with a game-high 30 factors, Hield went for 27 and Kuminga added 20 for the Warriors, who avenged a 107-90 loss to the Timberwolves on Friday with simply the second win in its previous eight video games.
After a 3-pointer from Anthony Edwards put Minnesota up 106-105 with 4:47 remaining within the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves didn’t rating once more. With the Warriors up 109-106, Payton blocked a Nickeil Alexander-Walker layup earlier than stealing an Edwards cross to maintain Minnesota at bay.
Rockets 117, Clippers 106
Jalen Inexperienced scored 31 factors and Amen Thompson added 22 as Houston rebounded from consecutive defeats to upend Los Angeles in Inglewood, Calif.
Dillon Brooks added 19 factors and Jabari Smith Jr. completed with 13 factors and 12 rebounds because the Rockets went 1-2 on a three-game California street journey after shedding to the Sacramento Kings and the Warriors.
Ivica Zubac scored 21 factors to associate with 12 rebounds and Norman Powell added 17 factors for the Clippers, who was with out James Harden due to proper groin soreness.
Kings 141, Jazz 97
Kevin Huerter scored 26 factors off the bench and De’Aaron Fox added 21 factors and 9 assists as host Sacramento blew out Utah.
Huerter made 10 of his 14 makes an attempt from the sector and was 6-for-9 from 3-point vary. He had 23 factors by three quarters, together with 5 of the Kings’ final eight within the third as Sacramento opened up a 31-point lead.
Domantas Sabonis tallied 19 factors, 12 rebounds and 6 assists to assist the Kings’ trigger. The Jazz was led by Keyonte George, who scored 25 factors on 8-of-14 capturing.
Lakers 107, Path Blazers 98
Anthony Davis recorded 30 factors, 11 rebounds and 5 blocked pictures to assist Los Angeles cruise to a victory over visiting Portland.
D’Angelo Russell achieved a season-best of 28 factors and 14 assists for the Lakers, who performed with out LeBron James (foot). Rui Hachimura added 23 factors and 4 steals for Los Angeles, which halted a three-game shedding streak.
Shaedon Sharpe scored 19 factors and Deandre Ayton had 14 factors and a season-high 19 rebounds earlier than fouling out for the Path Blazers, who misplaced its fourth straight sport.