NBA Scores: 6 straight wins for the surging Sixers

Sixers win sixth-straight, high Cavs, 118-109

This was an odd one, at the least down the stretch. Joel Embiid — who completed with 36 factors and 18 rebounds — fouled out with 4:12 remaining within the recreation, leaving the door open for the Cavs. That’s, till the charging name for his sixth foul was overturned.

Embiid reentered the sport and was important to Philly’s close-out effort. Along with his 30-and-18, he swatted 4 pictures. That makes him the primary participant since Shaq to have at the least 30 factors and three blocks in 4 straight video games.

James Harden added 28 factors and Tyrese Maxey had 23 for the Sixers, whereas Caris LeVert (24 factors) and Donovan Mitchell (21) led the way in which for the Jarrett-Allen-less Cavs, whose loss right here misplaced them the season collection, 1-2. Philly wins any tiebreaker for playoff seeding, which they’ll doubtless have both method, given the way in which Embiid retains taking part in. For the time being, he leads the league in scoring with no indicators of stopping.

50 from Steph not sufficient as Clippers beat Warriors, 134-126

The 2022-23 Warriors are an enigma. They will get a 50-point taking pictures masterclass from Steph Curry — 20-of-28 with a facet of eight triples — and nonetheless fall to an up-and-down Clippers squad. Although they have been hardly up and down on Wednesday; Kawhi Leonard continued his red-hot stretch, scoring 30 factors, eight rebounds, and 5 assists on this one, whereas Paul George had 24 in his stead. Ivica Zubac (19 factors, 16 boards), Russell Westbrook (15-9-7), Terance Mann (17), and Eric Gordon (16) all completed in double-figures.

That makes 4 in a row for the Clippers, who moved into fifth place within the West with the win.

Fox hits game-winner to lead Kings previous Bulls, 117-114

These are usually not your father’s Sacramento Kings.

Positive, the Bulls are hardly banner competitors. However to come back again behind the load of two nice performances out of your stars is important for a contender, even in opposition to lesser opponents. Along with his thriller of a game-winner, Fox scored 32 factors on 12-for-17 taking pictures, hitting 4 3-pointers; he’s scored 20 or extra factors in 14 of his final 16 video games and is averaging 30-plus over that span. Domantas Sabonis racked up his second straight triple-double, ending with 14 factors, 17 rebounds, and 10 assists because the Kings inch nearer to clinching a playoff berth for the primary time since 2005-06.

Rockets win second straight (!!!), beat Lakers, 114-110

Austin Reaves led the way in which for the now-Tenth-seed Lakers with 24 factors, however not even 5 different Lakers ending in double-figures was sufficient to outpace Kevin Porter Jr. and the abruptly red-hot Rockets. KPJ dropped 27 to steer all scorers, whereas Jabari Smith Jr. — taking part in the perfect basketball of his rookie season over the previous couple of weeks — added 18 at hand Houston its second win in a row. I don’t know if that’s a season-best streak, however I can’t think about the social gathering occurring in H-City proper now.

Mavs outlast Spurs in OT regardless of close to collapse, 137-128

Is basketball… higher when the Spurs make issues fascinating?

Positive, Dallas threw away a straightforward win in regulation, however that’s an excellent play name from Gregg Popovich to ship this thriller to OT. Truthfully, the regulation stunner would possibly’ve been sufficient of an ethical victory for the tanking Spurs, who have been with out starters Devin Vassell, Jeremy Sochan, and Zach Collins on this one, and rolled over within the additional interval to make method for a straightforward Mavs’ win in any case. Christian Wooden led the way in which with 27 factors and 13 rebounds, whereas Dwight Powell and Jaden Hardy had 22 factors every and Josh Inexperienced added 21. The Luka-and-Kyrie-less Mavs ended a three-game dropping streak with the victory.

Warmth burn Grizzlies, 138-119

Simply days after I laid out how laborious Miami tends to make even its best battles, they get a straightforward battle. Bam Adebayo (26 factors), Tyler Herro (24), Jimmy Butler (23), Max Strus (12), Caleb Martin (11), and Kevin Love and Gabe Vincent (10 every) all completed in double-figures. The Warmth shot 59.8 p.c from the sphere, a season-best, profitable by 10-plus for simply the sixth time this season. (Their final: Jan. 18 in opposition to the New Orleans Pelicans.)

In the meantime, the off-court scenario for Memphis is understandably the extra important information that comes out of this one — higher but, that got here out earlier than. After all, we all know that Ja Morant has been out of the lineup since March 3 attributable to numerous gun-related incidents, together with his viral Instagram story that confirmed him holding a gun in a nightclub. Now, after concluding its investigation, the NBA has suspended Morant for eight video games with out pay for “conduct detrimental to the league.” Morant spent the final week in a counseling program in Florida.

After assembly with NBA commissioner Adam Silver on Wednesday, the choice was made that Morant will return on March 20 when the Grizzlies host the Mavericks.

Celtics survive Timberwolves, 104-102

In the meantime, Boston can’t purchase a straightforward one. The C’s had misplaced two in a row and 5 of their final 9 coming into Wednesday’s tilt with the T-Wolves. Then, that recreation occurred, and Jayson Tatum shot four-of-16 whereas Marcus Good shot four-of-12. Anthony Edwards completed with 28 and took issues right down to the wire in a recreation the place no different member of Minnesota’s squad scored greater than 15 factors.

Fortunately, Jaylen Brown has been Boston’s finest participant for the higher a part of a month, and was capable of rating a game-high 35 and pull down 10 rebounds, giving Boston a much-needed win. If Miami may toss a gimme their method, I’m certain nobody would thoughts.