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Embiid has 39 points, 13 rebounds to help 76ers beat Nets
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid had 39 points, 13 rebounds and six assists to help the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Brooklyn Nets 123-110 on Thursday night.

JJ Redick added 18 points, and Ben Simmons had 16 points and eight assists. The 76ers snapped a two-game losing streak.


HEAT 105, 

MAVERICKS 99

MIAMI (AP) — Goran Dragic had 23 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his second career triple-double, Dwyane Wade capped the win with a steal and score in the final seconds and Miami beat Dallas to move back into eighth place in the Eastern Conference.


BUCKS 128, 

CLIPPERS 118

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points and nine rebounds before leaving with an apparent lower leg injury and Milwaukee ended Los Angeles’ winning streak at six games.


ROCKETS 112,

 NUGGETS 85

HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden scored 38 points and Houston used a 40-point second quarter to rout Denver.

Clint Capela had 13 points and 11 rebounds by halftime and finished with 17 points and 15 rebounds

SPURS 116, 

CAVALIERS 110

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan had 25 points and San Antonio celebrated Manu Ginobili’s number retirement ceremony by beating Cleveland.

Collin Sexton had 24 points for Cleveland, Kevin Love added 18 and the lowly Cavaliers nearly put a damper on the emotional night.


PISTONS 115, MAGIC 98

DETROIT (AP) — Wayne Ellington scored 17 of his 25 points in the third quarter and Detroit beat Orlando.

Blake Griffin added 20 points and 10 rebounds, Andre Drummond had 18 points and 18 rebounds, and Ish Smith scored 15 points. Aaron Gordon scored 20 points for Orlando.


RAPTORS 117,

 KNICKS 92

NEW YORK (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 31 points and Toronto routed New York for the second time in 11 nights.

Toronto rested Kawhi Leonard, just as it did in its 128-92 victory at home March 18. Rookie Mitchell Robinson had season highs of 19 points and 21 rebounds for the Knicks.

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