Embiid helps 76ers beat Pacers 106-89
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid had 33 points and 12 rebounds in his first game in nearly a month, leading the Philadelphia 76ers past the Indiana Pacers 106-89 on Sunday.
Embiid returned to the lineup after being sidelined by a sore left knee. The Sixers went 4-4 without the All-Star center as they battle for a top-four seed in the Eastern Conference. The Sixers moved into third place in the East with the win.
The Pacers missed 17 of 20 shots in the third quarter and scored only 11 points while falling behind 72-70 after holding a 14-point lead. The Pacers went the final 6:55 of the third without scoring a basket and never got going in the fourth.
Bojan Bogdanovic led the Pacers with 18 points.
MIAMI (AP) — Kyle Lowry had 24 points and 10 assists, Pascal Siakam scored 20 and Toronto tied a franchise record with 21 3-pointers.
The Raptors finished with eight players in double figures. Danny Green scored 15 points, all on 3-pointers. Norman Powell also scored 15, and OG Anunoby and Jeremy Lin each scored 11.
Toronto’s only other game with 21 3s was against Philadelphia in 2005.
Bam Adebayo scored 19 for the Heat, who had won four in a row. Dion Waiters and Dwyane Wade each scored 15, and Rodney McGruder added 13.
DETROIT (AP) — Blake Griffin scored 17 of his 28 points in the third quarter, helping Detroit to its fifth straight win.
Detroit has won 12 of 14 to take a half-game lead over Brooklyn for the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference. The Pistons and Nets play Monday night in Brooklyn.
Reggie Jackson scored 21 points for Detroit, and Andre Drummond added 16 points and 15 rebounds.
The Bulls have lost four of five, including twice to Detroit in three days.
Chicago played without Zach LaVine, who was sidelined by a right patellar tendon strain. Wayne Selden led the Bulls with 18 points.
