JOEL Embiid scored 42 points to lead six Philadelphia players in double figures as the visiting 76ers outlasted the Indiana Pacers 147-143 on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) in Indianapolis.
Two days after snapping the Milwaukee Bucks’ 16-game winning streak with a 133-130 victory, the Sixers needed another strong offensive effort to win their fifth straight against the Pacers.
Tyrese Maxey made six 3-pointers and scored 24 points for Philadelphia, and James Harden contributed 14 points, 20 assists and nine rebounds. Jalen McDaniels had 20 points.
Tyrese Haliburton totaled 40 points and a season-high 16 assists for the Pacers, who had won three of their previous four games. Jordan Nwora scored 16 points, and Buddy Hield added 15.
In other games, it was the Cavs 118, Celtics 114 (OT); Blazers 110, Pistons 104; Heat 130, Hawks 128; Nuggets 118, Raptors 113; and Kings 123, Pelicans 108.
Cavs 118, Celtics 114 (OT)
Lamar Stevens scored five consecutive points in overtime to help Cleveland rally at home to claim the regular-season series over Boston.
Donovan Mitchell led all scorers with 40 points, including some critical baskets during Cleveland’s fourth-quarter rally that erased a 14-point deficit. Evan Mobley finished with 25 points, 17 rebounds and three blocked shots as the Cavaliers overtook the short-handed and weary Celtics.
Boston came into Cleveland for the second half of a back-to-back, one night after going to double overtime in a loss to the New York Knicks. Jayson Tatum, the Celtics’ leading scorer, sat out Monday after scoring 40 points in 49 minutes of action Sunday. Boston got 32 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists from Jaylen Brown.
Blazers 110, Pistons 104
Damian Lillard recorded 31 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists as visiting Portland handed Detroit its eighth consecutive loss.
Lillard had 21 points and six assists in the opening half as the Blazers established a 59-51 lead and never looked back. Jerami Grant supplied 26 points for Portland, which played without starters Jusuf Nurkic (calf) and Anfernee Simons (ankle).
Isaiah Livers led seven Pistons in double figures with 17 points. Cory Joseph had 14 points, Jaden Ivey contributed 13 points and 13 assists and Alec Burks also scored 13 points. — Field Level Media
