Joel Embiid placed on a present, scoring 35 factors with 11 rebounds to steer the Philadelphia 76ers to a 113-112 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, capping off a profitable begin to the 76ers’ five-game highway journey.
James Harden contributed 24 factors and 13 assists, additional solidifying the 76ers’ win and giving them their second consecutive “W.”
LeBron James scored 35 factors with 10 assists for the Lakers, whereas reaching the 38,000-point mark in his profession on a first-quarter basket. James is one in all simply two gamers to achieve the scoring plateau as he closes in on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA file of 38,387 factors. Russell Westbrook scored 20 factors with 14 rebounds and 11 assists for the Lakers in his fourth triple-double of the season.
James appeared decided early, scoring 16 factors within the first quarter and reaching 38,001 factors on a jumper from the highest of the important thing with 5:43 remaining within the opening interval. In a good recreation all through, the Lakers led 58-57 at halftime earlier than the 76ers went forward 86-83 by means of three quarters.
Los Angeles pulled inside some extent on a 3-pointer from Troy Brown Jr. with 37 seconds left within the fourth and acquired the ball again after an Embiid miss. But they have been unable to win within the closing seconds as Westbrook misplaced the deal with on a go-ahead layup bid on the buzzer.
Nuggets 119, Magic 116
Nikola Jokic hit a 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left to cap a 17-point, 14-assist, 10-rebound triple-double, and host Denver beat Orlando.
Aaron Gordon scored 25 factors, Jamal Murray had 18 and Michael Porter Jr. completed with 16 for Denver, which has received 13 straight dwelling video games. Markelle Fultz had 20 factors, Franz Wagner scored 19, Paolo Banchero added 18 and Bol Bol completed with 17 for the Magic.
Orlando led 115-112 with 1:08 left, however Gordon had a dunk and two free throws to place the Nuggets forward 116-115 with 16.8 seconds left. Fultz break up a pair of free throws to tie it, however Jokic hit his step-back three-pointer to finish the sport.
Trail Blazers 140, Mavericks 123
Damian Lillard recorded 40 factors and 6 assists, and Portland cruised to a victory over visiting Dallas, which was with out NBA scoring chief Luka Doncic.
Jerami Grant, Jusuf Nurkic and Anfernee Simons added 20 factors apiece as Portland defeated Dallas for the second straight night time and posted its highest level whole of the season for the second consecutive recreation. Doncic didn’t play attributable to a sore left ankle. Spencer Dinwiddie had 28 factors and 9 assists, and Jaden Hardy scored a career-best 25 factors for Dallas.
The Mavericks trailed 106-103 after Hardy’s basket with 9:57 remaining within the recreation, however Lillard buried two 3-pointers and Nurkic added one throughout a 16-0 burst that elevated the Trail Blazers’ result in 19. Nurkic and Grant buried 3-pointers to push the benefit to 130-107 with 4:40 remaining, and Portland sailed to the end behind a 42-point fourth quarter.
Knicks 117, Pistons 104
Julius Randle scored a season-high 42 factors as New York defeated host Detroit for the 12th consecutive time.
Randle made 15 of 24 pictures from the sector and added 15 rebounds and 4 assists. Jalen Brunson equipped 27 factors with 4 assists as New York, which has received seven of its previous eight video games, accomplished a sweep of the four-game season collection with Detroit.
Jaden Ivey and Saddiq Bey every had 21 factors and 6 rebounds to steer the Pistons, who have been with out main scorer Bojan Bogdanovic due to a well being problem.
Bulls 132, Warriors 118
Nikola Vucevic continued his latest dominance of Golden State, exploding for 43 factors, tying his profession excessive, to raise host Chicago to a victory that ended an 11-game dropping streak to the defending champs.
Vucevic hit 18 of his 31 pictures and half his 10 three-point makes an attempt, giving him 14 extra factors than he would rating in any earlier recreation this season. The large man additionally discovered time for a game-high 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Zach LaVine backed Vucevic with 27 factors, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Coby White chipped in with 15 factors, Ayo Dosunmu with 12 and Williams with 10.
Klay Thompson bombed in eight 3-pointers in 15 tries to account for all however two of his team-high 26 factors for the Warriors, who fell to 4-17 on the highway. Stephen Curry put up a 20-point, 10-rebound double-double for Golden State, whereas Jordan Poole had 15 factors, Anthony Lamb 14 and Andrew Wiggins 11.
Clippers 121, Rockets 100
Kawhi Leonard and Terance Mann every eclipsed 30 factors, and Los Angeles turned a runaway fourth quarter into a simple dwelling victory over Houston.
Mann scored 31 factors, Leonard tallied 30, and each had six rebounds and 4 assists. They mixed to shoot 24-for-40 from the sector because the Clippers, who outscored Houston 30-10 within the fourth quarter, snapped a stretch of seven losses in eight video games.
The Rockets suffered their 10th consecutive loss. Eric Gordon led Houston with 24 factors whereas Kenyon Martin Jr. added 22 – with seven dunks – and 9 rebounds.
Thunder 112, Nets 102
Josh Giddey and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 factors apiece as Oklahoma City dominated the fourth quarter of a victory over Brooklyn in New York.
The duo mixed for 18 of Oklahoma City’s 37 factors within the fourth and helped Thunder enhance to 10-5 of their previous 15 video games. Giddey made 12 of 21 pictures, together with all 4 of his makes an attempt within the fourth quarter, and added 9 rebounds and 9 assists. Gilgeous-Alexander went 8-for-17 from the sector and 11-for-14 on the free-throw line.
Reserve Seth Curry scored 23 factors for the Nets. Nic Claxton added 17 factors and 13 rebounds, however Kyrie Irving was 7 of 20 from the ground and was held to fifteen factors as Brooklyn shot 42.9% and performed with out Ben Simmons (sore again).
Kings 132, Spurs 119
Harrison Barnes scored 29 factors on 8-of-11 taking pictures and Domantas Sabonis added 18 factors, 18 rebounds and eight assists as visiting Sacramento defeated reeling San Antonio.
The Kings trailed by some extent at half-time however gained management in a dominating third quarter after which they led by a dozen and by no means allowed San Antonio to get nearer than 4. Sacramento has received 4 straight whereas the Spurs have dropped 5 in a row and eight of their previous 9.
De’Aaron Fox added 23 factors for the Kings, with Davion Mitchell tallying 19 off the bench and Keegan Murray and Trey Lyles hitting for 12 every. Jakob Poeltl led the Spurs with 23 factors whereas Josh Richardson added 21. Keldon Johnson scored 20, Tre Jones hit for 16 factors and Jeremy Sochan 15.
