Embiid leads 76ers past Wizards, Jokic hits double-double as Nuggets edge Clippers

The
76ers
center
was
the
dominant
player
on
court,
but
also
involved
in
a
spat
with
Montrezl
Harrell,
which
saw
the
latter
ejected
after
a
second
technical
foul
in
the
third
quarter.

Embiid
had
good
support
from
Tobias
Harris
(23
points,
seven
rebounds,
three
assists)
and
Seth
Curry
(11
points
with
three
triples,
five
rebounds,
nine
assists).

The
Wizards
had
held
a
six-point
quarter-time
lead
but
the
76ers
responded
with
excellent
second
and
third
periods,
totalling
67-41
to
take
control
of
the
game.

Jokic
double-double
leads
Nugs
past
Clippers

Reigning
MVP
Nikola
Jokic
led
the
Denver
Nuggets
past
the
Los
Angeles
Clippers
103-100
in
a
thriller
with
the
Serbian
center
finishing
with
26
points,
22
rebounds
and
eight
assists.
Youngster
Brandon
Boston
Jr,
who
had
18
points,
missed
a
three-point
attempt
on
the
buzzer
to
force
over-time.
Jokic
becomes
the
first
player
to
record
25
or
more
points,
20
or
more
rebounds
and
five
or
more
assists
in
back-to-back
games
since
Charles
Barkley
in
1988.

Veteran
Kevin
Love
scored
22
points
making
six-of-nine
from
beyond
the
arc,
with
nine
rebounds
from
18
minutes
on
court
as
the
Cleveland
Cavaliers
thrashed
the
Toronto
Raptors
144-99
to
improve
to
20-13.
The
45-point
win
was
the
Cavs’ largest
margin
since
1991,
when
they
had
a
franchise-best
68-point
win
over
the
Miami
Heat.

Zach
LaVine
scored
32
points
including
five
three-pointers
while
DeMar
DeRozan
added
24
points
as
the
Chicago
Bulls
got
past
the
Indiana
Pacers
113-105.

Morant
still
finding
his
feet

Ja
Morant
continues
to
adjust
after
returning
from
injury,
shooting
eight-of-18
from
the
field
including
zero-of-three
from
three-point
range
while
having
four
turnovers
in
the
Memphis
Grizzlies’
127-102
win
over
the
Sacramento
Kings.
Morant
did
finish
with
18
points
and
nine
assists.