Joel Enbiid sprains left shoulder, 76ers fall to Cavaliers

CLEVELAND (AP) — Collin Sexton scored 28 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers routed Philadelphia 108-94 on Wednesday night after 76ers center Joel Embiid left in the first quarter because of a sprained left shoulder.

The 76ers, already playing without All-Star guard Ben Simmons, never led against the team with the worst record in the Eastern Conference and fell to 9-21 on the road.

Embiid collided with Cavaliers center Ante Zizic while being fouled late in the first quarter. The 7-footer held his shoulder in obvious pain but stayed in the game and missed both free throws.

The Sixers pulled Embiid at the next time stoppage and he walked to the locker room while rubbing his shoulder. He briefly returned to the bench in the second quarter, but went back for more evaluation and treatment. At halftime, Embiid rejoined his teammates on the bench with a wrap on his injured shoulder.

Tristan Thompson had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and Larry Nance Jr. had 13 points for Cleveland.

Shake Milton, who replaced Simmons in the starting lineup, scored 20 points.

WIZARDS 110, NETS 106

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jerome Robinson hit a 3-pointer with 8.4 seconds left to lift Washington past Brooklyn.

After Robinson gave Washington a 108-106 lead, Brooklyn’s Spencer Dinwiddie missed a 3-point attempt and Robinson added two free throws as Washington won after squandeing an 18-point lead.

Bradley Beal led the Wizards with 30 points after consecutive games of 53 and 55 points,

Caris LeVert had 34 points for Brooklyn.

HORNETS 107, KNICKS 101

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Terry Rozier scored 26 points and Charlotte handed New York its fifth straight loss.

The slumping Devonte Graham returned from a team-mandated night off to add 21 points.

Julius Randle had 18 points and nine rebounds for New York.

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