Joel Embiid had 38 points and 14 rebounds and shook off an injury scare in the late minutes to help the Philadelphia 76ers hold off the Atlanta Hawks 125-114 on Friday night.
Embiid appeared to injure his left leg on a drive down the lane with just over 4 1/2 minutes left as he tried to make a move in the lane with Atlanta ahead 109-108. Even while hunched over and walking with a limp, Embiid remained in the game.
De’Andre Hunter led the Hawks with 24 points.
MAGIC 123, PISTONS 91
Franz Wagner scored 27 points, Paolo Banchero added 24 and Orlando handed Detroit Pistons its 19th straight loss.
Detroit is 2-20, with the losing streak the longest in one season in franchise history.
Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 21 points.
TIMBERWOLVES 127,
GRIZZLIES 103
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 24 points, Rudy Gobert had 16 points, 20 rebounds and six blocks and NBA-leading Minnesota pulled away in the third quarter to beat Memphis for its sixth straight victory.
Gobert had 20 rebounds for the second straight game.
Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis with 21 points.
CELTICS 133, KNICKS 123
Derrick White scored 30 points and Kristaps Porzingis had 21 after missing four games because of a strained left calf to help Boston beat New York.
Jayson Tatum added 25 points, six rebounds and five assists to help Boston improve to 10-0 at home.
RJ Barrett and Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 23 points apiece.
NETS 124, WIZARDS 97
Mikal Bridges scored 21 points and Brooklyn routed Washington for its third straight victory and fifth in six games.
Kyle Kuzma led Washington with 17 points.
CAVALIERS 111, HEAT 99
Donovan Mitchell had 27 points and 13 rebounds, Darius Garland shook off early foul trouble to score 18 points and Cleveland beat Miami.
Josh Richardson and Kyle Lowry each scored 17 points for the Heat.
HORNETS 119, RAPTORS 116
Gordon Hayward scored 24 points, Miles Bridges added 22 and the hot-shooting Charlotte survived Scottie Barnes’ triple-double to beat Toronto.
Barnes had 31 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for Toronto for the third triple-double of his career and second this season.
thunder 138,
warriors 136, ot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points, and Oklahoma City defeated Golden State in overtime.
Jalen Williams scored 28 points and Chet Holmgren added 21 for the Thunder, who beat the Warriors for the third straight time in the final matchup between the teams this season.
Stephen Curry scored 10 of his 34 points in overtime.
BULLS 121, SPURS 112
Colby White had 24 points and Chicago overcame Victor Wembanyama’s big night to hand San Antonio its franchise record-tying 16th straight loss.
Wembanyama had 21 points and 20 rebounds as the Spurs matched the team record they set last season.
Nikola Vucevic added 21 points and 16 rebounds for Chicago.
Wembanyama had 10 points and 11 rebounds in the first half for his 10th double-double of the season and first in a first half.
KINGS 114, SUNS 106
De’Aaron Fox scored a game-high 34 points to help Sacramento outlast Phoenix.
Devin Booker led the Suns with 28 points.