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SPORTS Saturday 30 March 2019
Embiid has 39 points, 13 rebounds

to help 76ers beat Nets

By The Associated Press 12 of his 18 shots. retirement ceremony by
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel BUCKS 128, CLIPPERS 118 beating Cleveland.
Embiid had 39 points, 13 MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Collin Sexton had 24 points
rebounds and six assists to Antetokounmpo had 34 for Cleveland, Kevin Love
help the Philadelphia 76ers points and nine rebounds added 18 and the lowly
beat the Brooklyn Nets 123- before leaving with an ap- Cavaliers nearly put a
110 on Thursday night. parent lower leg injury and damper on the emotional
JJ Redick added 18 points, Milwaukee ended Los An- night.
and Ben Simmons had 16 geles' winning streak at six Ginobili became the ninth
points and eight assists. games. Spurs player to have his No. Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid, center, drives to the basket as
Brooklyn Nets' Jared Dudley, right, and Ed Davis, left, defend
The 76ers snapped a two- Antetokounmpo went to 20 retired, joining fellow Big during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday,
game losing streak. the floor and held his right Three teammate Tim Dun- March 28, 2019, in Philadelphia.
The game matched teams ankle after dunking with can as the most recently Associated Press
that would've met in the 7:46 left, and he immedi- honored. The Argentine
first round of the playoffs ately went to the bench star spent his entire 16-year
had the postseason started and didn't return. He missed NBA career with San Anto-
Thursday. The 76ers have two games last week with a nio, winning four champi-
a strong hold on the No. 3 sprain to the same ankle. onships.
seed in the East with sev- Khris Middleton had a PISTONS 115, MAGIC 98
en games remaining, and season-high 39 points with DETROIT (AP) — Wayne El-
they moved three games eight rebounds and five lington scored 17 of his 25
ahead of idle Indiana. assists for Milwaukee. Shai points in the third quarter
Joe Harris scored 22 points Gilgeous-Alexander led the and Detroit beat Orlando.
and Rondae Hollis-Jeffer- Clippers with 21 points. Blake Griffin added 20
son added 19 for Brooklyn. ROCKETS 112, NUGGETS 85 points and 10 rebounds,
HEAT 105, MAVERICKS 99 HOUSTON (AP) — James Andre Drummond had 18
MIAMI (AP) — Goran Harden scored 38 points points and 18 rebounds,
Dragic had 23 points, 12 and Houston used a and Ish Smith scored 15
rebounds and 11 assists for 40-point second quarter to points. Aaron Gordon
his second career triple- rout Denver. scored 20 points for Orlan-
double, Dwyane Wade Clint Capela had 13 points do.
capped the win with a and 11 rebounds by half- PELICANS 121, KINGS 118
steal and score in the final time and finished with 17 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Julius
seconds and Miami beat points and 15 rebounds Randle capped a 34-point,
Dallas to move back into Jamal Murray had 20 points 11-rebound night with a
eighth place in the Eastern for Denver. The Nuggets driving left-handed bank
Conference.Dragic outdu- dropped a game behind shot between two defend-
eled Luka Doncic in the first Golden State for the West- ers with 8 seconds left and
head-to-head meeting be- ern Conference lead with New Orleans beat Sacra-
tween the only two Slove- their second loss in three mento.
nians currently in the NBA, games. Buddy Hield scored 27
and Miami moved past Or- SPURS 116, CAVALIERS 110 points for the Kings, but his
lando for the final playoff SAN ANTONIO (AP) — De- 3-point attempt for the tie
spot in the East race. Mar DeRozan had 25 points in the final seconds rimmed
Doncic scored 19 points for and San Antonio celebrat- out to New Orleans center
the Mavericks, but missed ed Manu Ginobili's number Christian Wood, sending
the Kingsto a loss that put
them on the brink of math-
ematical elimination from
playoff contention.
Wood, playing in just his
third game for New Orleans
since being waived by Mil-
waukee, had 25 points,
nine rebounds and three
steals. De'Aaron Fox had 25
points and 12 assists for the
Kings.
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 Mitch-
ell Robinson had season
highs of 19 points and 21
rebounds for the Knicks.q