Joel Embiid has made a fade-away jumper from the foul line with 1.1 seconds left to offer Philadelphia a 120-119 comeback victory over Portland within the NBA.
Embiid scored 39 factors, with the profitable basket giving the 76ers their first lead of the sport.
They trailed by 21 factors late within the first half at residence on Friday night time as Embiid — arms prolonged in the direction of the sky — basked within the glow of the sellout crowds’ chants of “M-V-P! M-V-P!”
“Down 20, guys could have been saying the game is over and we moved on to the next one,” Embiid mentioned.
“But these guys keep on fighting. But we have to stop putting ourselves in these position.”
James Harden added 19 factors for the Sixers, whereas Tyrese Maxey and DeAnthony Melton every had 13 to assist Philadelphia (44-22), third within the Eastern Conference, win their fourth straight sport.
“It was not the prettiest win, but we’ll take it,” Harden mentioned.
In Minneapolis, Mikal Bridges scored 34 factors to guide Brooklyn to a 124-123 time beyond regulation win in opposition to Minnesota.
Spencer Dinwiddie blocked a Mike Conley three-point try as time expired to offer the Nets (38-29) their fourth victory in 5 outings.
Dinwiddie had 29 factors and 11 assists, Cam Johnson completed with 15 factors and eight rebounds and Royce O’Neale got here off the bench so as to add 12 factors and 15 boards.
There was a shock in San Antonio the place Denver had been surprised 128-120.
Keldon Johnson scored 23 factors and the Spurs overcame 37 factors, 11 rebounds and 11 assists by Nikola Jokic.
It was Jokic’s twenty sixth triple-double in what could possibly be his third straight MVP season.
Jamal Murray added 24 factors for the Nuggets, who misplaced their second straight following a four-game profitable streak. The Nuggets maintained the Western Conference’s greatest file at 46-21, however fell two-and-a-half video games behind the Milwaukee Bucks for the league’s greatest file.
Elsewhere, Trae Young scored 28 factors, together with a key three-pointer with 1:17 remaining that helped Atlanta maintain off Washington 114-107.
Jimmy Butler registered 33 factors and Miami rallied from a 14-point, second-half deficit to beat Cleveland 119-115.
Donovan Mitchell led all scorers with 42 factors for the Cavaliers (42-27), who stay fourth within the East and the Heat (36-32) seventh.
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