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Joel Embiid sprains left shoulder, 76ers fall to Cavaliers

By The Associated Press Kendrick Nunn led Miami
CLEVELAND (AP) — Col- with 24 points. Bam Ade-
lin Sexton scored 28 points bayo had 22 points and 10
and the Cleveland Cava- rebounds.
liers routed Philadelphia WIZARDS 110, NETS 106
108-94 on Wednesday night WASHINGTON (AP) —
after 76ers center Joel Em- Jerome Robinson hit a
biid left in the first quarter 3-pointer with 8.4 seconds
because of a sprained left left to lift Washington past
shoulder. Brooklyn.
The 76ers, already playing After Robinson gave Wash-
without All-Star guard Ben ington a 108-106 lead,
Simmons, never led against Brooklyn’s Spencer Din-
the team with the worst re- widdie missed a 3-point
cord in the Eastern Confer- attempt and Robinson
ence and fell to 9-21 on the added two free throws
road. as Washington won after
Embiid collided with Cava- squandeing an 18-point
liers center Ante Zizic while lead.
being fouled late in the first Bradley Beal led the Wiz-
quarter. The 7-footer held ards with 30 points after
his shoulder in obvious pain consecutive games of 53
but stayed in the game and and 55 points.
missed both free throws. Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid, center, squeezes between Cleveland Cavaliers' Ante Zizic, left Caris LeVert had 34 points
The Sixers pulled Embiid at and Matthew Dellavedova in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, for Brooklyn.
the next time stoppage in Cleveland. MAGIC 130, HAWKS 120
and he walked to the Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Evan
locker room while rubbing Fournier scored 28 points,
his shoulder. He briefly re- season, helping Dallas beat 37 points to lead Utah. Mike season. Aaron Gordon added 25
turned to the bench in the San Antonio. Conley chipped in with 15 TIMBERWOLVES 129, HEAT and Orlando pulled away
second quarter, but went Kristaps Porzingis added 28 and Royce O’ Neale add- 126 in the fourth quarter to
back for more evaluation points and 12 rebounds for ed 14 for the Jazz, who lost MIAMI (AP) — Jordan beat Atlanta,
and treatment. At halftime, Dallas. their fourth straight game McLaughlin’s layup with Solidifying their hold on
Embiid rejoined his team- DeMar DeRozan had 27 — all at home. just under nine seconds the final playoff spot in the
mates on the bench with points, nine assists and ROCKETS 140, GRIZZLIES 112 left put Minnesota ahead East, the Magic put away
a wrap on his injured shoul- eight rebounds for San An- HOUSTON (AP) — Rus- for good, D’Angelo Russell the Hawks with a 14-5 spurt
der. tonio. sell Westbrook scored 33 led all scorers with 27 points after Trae Young’s drive cut
Tristan Thompson had 14 CELTICS 114, JAZZ 103 points, James Harden had and the Timberwolves add- Orlando’s lead to five with
points and 13 rebounds, SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jay- 30 and Houston sailed past ed to Miami’s late-season 6:20 remaining.
and Larry Nance Jr. had 13 son Tatum had 33 points Memphis for its fifth straight stagger. Young had 37 points.
points for Cleveland. and 11 rebounds to lead win, 140-112 over the Mem- Malik Beasley scored 21 HORNETS 107, KNICKS 101
Shake Milton, who re- Boston over skidding Utah. phis Grizzlies on Wednes- points, Juancho Hernan- CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)
placed Simmons in the Jaylen Brown added 20 day night. gomez tied a season-high — Terry Rozier scored 26
starting lineup, scored 20 points and Marcus Smart Harden say out the fourth with 17 and McLaughlin points and Charlotte hand-
points. had 17 for Boston. All five quarter. Westbrook sat added 13 for Minnesota. ed New York its fifth straight
MAVERICKS 109, SPURS 103 starters scored in double down for good with about The Timberwolves were loss.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Luka figures to help the Celtics six minutes left. down by 12 with 3:59 left, The slumping Devonte Gra-
Doncic had 26 points, 14 finish 3-1 on a road trip out Dillon Brooks had 22 points then closed on a 20-5 run ham returned from a team-
assists and 10 rebounds for West. for Memphis. They went 0-4 to get just their second vic- mandated night off to add
his 13th triple-double of the Donovan Mitchell scored on their longest trip of the tory in 20 games. 21 points.q

NYCFC draws small crowd to Red Bull Arena for CONCACAF match

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Ma- kee Stadium in the Bronx schler Field in East Hartford,
jor League Soccer's New since it launched in 2015, Connecticut.
York City team drew a tiny and the team has been NYC is majority owned by
crowd for its first competi- trying to put together a City Football Group, also
tive match of the season, deal for its own venue. This the parent of England's
a CONCACAF Champions game was played at the Manchester City. CFG is
League victory over Costa home of its rival New York controlled by of Abu Dhabi
Rica's San Carlos that was Red Bulls. United Group and owned
played at Red Bull Arena. One game in each of by Sheikh Mansour bin Za-
The announced crowd for the past two seasons was yed Al Nahyan. The Yan-
Wednesday night's game moved to the Mets' Citi kees are a 20% partner in
was 4,396 in the 25,000-ca- Field in Queens because NYCFC.
pacity stadium. The team of baseball conflicts and NYC won 1-0 to advance

New York City FC midfielder Valentin Castellanos (11) fends off said that figure was tickets four are scheduled to be 6-3 on total goals and will
San Carlos defender Pablo Arboine during the first half in the distributed and the actual played there this year. One play Mexico's Tigres in the
second leg of a CONCACAF Champions League soccer match attendance was about game in 2016 was moved quarterfinals, at home from
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, in Harrison, N.J. 2,700. to Fordham's Coffey Field March 10-12 and on the
Associated Press NYC's home has been Yan- and one in 2017 to Rent- road the following week.q