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Beal, Morris lead Wizards in comeback win over Clippers

By The Associated Press Mack connected on a trio Embiid scored 17 of his
WASHINGTON (AP) — Brad- of 3-pointers, turning a 66- career-high 33 points in
ley Beal scored 41 points, all tie into a Jazz win. Diaw the third quarter and hit
Markieff Morris had 12 of had 11 points and Mack a pair of free throws with
his 23 points in the fourth had 10. 12.5 seconds left to lead
quarter, and the Washing- Mike Conley led Memphis Philadelphia over Brooklyn
ton Wizards beat the Los with 14 points, while Zach in a matchup of two of the
Angeles Clippers 117-110 Randolph had 12 points league’s worst teams.
on Sunday. and 11 rebounds. Ja- Embiid added 10 rebounds
John Wall added 18 points Mychal Green added 10 and Ersan Ilyasova had 22
and 11 assists for the Wiz- points and 11 rebounds. points for the 76ers, who
ards. They closed with a Memphis managed only snapped an eight-game
22-8 run to win their third 30 percent shooting on home losing streak while
straight game and fifth in the night against the ag- winning for the third time in
six. gressive Jazz defense. That 13 games.
Blake Griffin scored 26 included the Grizzlies con- A leading Rookie of the
points for the Clippers, but verting only 2 of 23 shots Year candidate, Embiid
was held scoreless during from outside the arc. was 12 for 17 from the field,
a fourth quarter in which RAPTORS 109, MAGIC 79 including 2 for 3 from be-
coach Doc Rivers was ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — De- yond the arc, and 7 for 8
ejected. Mar DeRozan scored 31 from the free-throw line.
DeAndre Jordan added points and Jonas Valanci- Brook Lopez had 22 points,
13 points and 17 rebounds, unas added 16 points and nine rebounds and eight
and Chris Paul had 13 13 rebounds, helping To- assists for the Nets, who lost
points and 12 assists. Los Washington Wizards forward Markieff Morris (5) is guarded by ronto beat Orlando. their ninth in a row on the
Angeles had won four in a Los Angeles Clippers guard Austin Rivers, left, during the second DeRozan has scored at road.
row. half of an NBA basketball game in Washington, Sunday, Dec. least 30 points in four CELTICS 105, HEAT 95
Washington shot 80 per- 18, 2016. The Wizards won 117-110. straight games and 15 times MIAMI (AP) — Isaiah Thom-
cent (12 of 15) from the Associated Press overall this season. Toronto as scored 23 points before
floor in the fourth after al- exploded in the third quar- getting ejected, Avery
ready coming back from 22 points and Rudy Gobert straight and seventh in the ter to open a 20-point lead Bradley added 20 and Bos-
an 11-point deficit in the had 21 points, 12 rebounds last eight — came after the and has scored 100 points ton built a huge early lead
third. and three blocks, helping Jazz broke open a close in 14 consecutive games, on the way to beating Mi-
JAZZ 82, GRIZZLIES 73 Utah win a defensive bat- game with about four the longest active streak in ami.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — tle. minutes remaining. Boris the NBA. Al Horford had 17 points,
Gordon Hayward scored The win —Utah’s fourth Diaw, Hayward and Shelvin Toronto outscored the eight rebounds and seven
Magic 29-13 in the third assists for the Celtics. They
quarter to break open a led by 22 in the first half and
four-point halftime advan- beat Miami for the fifth con-
tage. secutive time.Miami turned
Evan Fournier led the Mag- the ball over 23 times, and
ic with 15 points but was Boston converted those
plagued by foul trouble into 24 points. And the
trying to guard the more Heat, the worst free-throw
physical DeMarre Carroll. shooting team in the NBA,
76ERS 108, NETS 107 went 6 for 14 from the line
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel in the fourth quarter.q