76ers 118, mavericks 116

Joel Embiid had 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in his first action in a month to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 118-116 victory Tuesday night over the Dallas Mavericks, who fell to 0-2 since trading star Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Embiid recorded his first triple-double of an injury-plagued season in which he’s appeared in just 14 games. A left knee injury sidelined the seven-time All-Star for the previous 15 games, and he wore a large brace on the knee

CELTICS 112, CAVALIERS 105

Jayson Tatum scored 22 points, Derrick White added 20 and Boston showed their championship makeup down the stretch with a win over Cleveland in a matchup of the Eastern Conference’s top teams.

The defending NBA titlists executed in the final minutes and held off the Cavs, who lost for just the fourth time in 28 home games.

NETS 99, ROCKETS 97

Keon Johnson and D’Angelo Russell made 3-pointers in the final 10 seconds, and Brooklyn stunned Houston for their first home victory in two months.

Brooklyn trailed 97-93 when Tosan Evbuomwan inbounded the ball to Johnson, who made a 3 from the wing with 8.1 seconds left. Houston’s Amen Thompson then threw an inbounds pass that skipped past Dillon Brooks, and Evbuomwan tipped it to Russell, who buried a 3 to put the Nets ahead with 3.4 seconds remaining.

KNICKS 121, RAPTORS 115

Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and 20 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored 28 points and New York held on to beat Toronto for their eighth win in 10 games.

BULLS 133, HEAT 124

Rookie Matas Buzelis scored a career-best 24 points and Josh Giddey matched it to help Chicago top Miami.

Coby White scored 22 points and Ayo Dosunmu added 21 points and nine assists for the Bulls, who played their first game since trading two-time All-Star Zach LaVine to Sacramento late Sunday.