NBA: Joel Embiid Hits 50 Points as Philadelphia 76ers Sink Washington Wizards – News18

Joel Embiid shrugged off the lingering results of sickness to attain 50 factors as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Washington Wizards 131-126 within the NBA on Wednesday.

Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Embiid missed the Sixers’ final two video games on account of sick well being however returned with a bang to ship a season-excessive efficiency in a slender victory on the highway.

It was the second monster efficiency by Embiid in opposition to the Wizards this season after the Cameroon-born star dropped 48 factors in opposition to Washington on November 6.

Embiid, who additionally had 13 rebounds and 7 assists, revealed after Wednesday’s win he was nonetheless not absolutely match.

“I didn’t feel good. My chest was killing me,” Embiid mentioned. “I started to feel better in the second half but I was struggling.”

The win noticed the Sixers enhance to 13-7 to stay in fourth place within the Eastern Conference, two video games again from prime-of-the-desk Boston.

Tyrese Maxey backed Embiid with 26 factors whereas De’Anthony Melton added 19.

Jordan Poole led the Washington scorers with 23 factors as the Wizards slumped to their seventeenth defeat of the season to stay second from backside within the East.

Elsewhere Wednesday, Nikola Jokic bagged a triple double however was unable to cease the NBA champion Denver Nuggets falling to a 111-102 defeat to the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Nuggets sprinted right into a 15-level lead early within the first quarter, however Los Angeles roared again with a 40-level second quarter earlier than outscoring Denver 32-20 within the fourth to finish a formidable win.

Jokic completed with 22 factors, 15 rebounds and 10 assists with Jamal Murray main the Denver scoring with 23 factors.

But the Clippers powered to victory behind 25 factors from Paul George — together with 5 three-pointers — with James Harden chipping in with 20.

In different video games, Luka Doncic placed on a present with 40 factors, 11 rebounds and 10 assists — together with a primary-half triple-double — as the Dallas Mavericks pounded the Utah Jazz 147-97.

Doncic’s virtuoso efficiency — the sixtieth triple-double of his profession — helped take him previous the legendary Larry Bird into ninth place on the NBA’s all-time rankings for triples.

“I did that? It’s pretty amazing,” Doncic mentioned when knowledgeable of his overtaking of Bird’s triple-double mark.

“I don’t know what to say, honestly. We all know who Larry Bird was so it’s pretty special,” the 24-12 months-previous Slovenian mentioned.

The Mavericks improved to 12-8 with the win whereas Utah fell to 7-14.

San Antonio’s dismal begin to the season continued with a 102-94 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Spurs’ fifteenth consecutive defeat leaves them rooted to the foot of the Western Conference on 3-17.

San Antonio’s primary draft choose Victor Wembanyama completed with 12 factors from 4-of-13 capturing, however was upstaged by French compatriot Rudy Gobert, who posted 16 factors with 20 rebounds for the Wolves, who lead the Western Conference at 16-4.

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich bemoaned his group’s incapacity to shoot something from three-level vary. Spurs made simply eight of 36 makes an attempt from exterior the arc.

“We gave them a good run, but if you shoot eight from 36 you’re going to have a tough night,” Popovich mentioned.

In Portland, 31 factors from Steph Curry helped the Golden State Warriors to a 110-106 win over the Trail Blazers. The Warriors improved to 10-11 with the victory, whereas Portland sunk to six-14.

In Detroit, Desmond Bane erupted for 49 factors as the Memphis Grizzlies cruised previous the Pistons 116-102.

Memphis improved to six-14 whereas Detroit fell to 2-19 to stay backside of the East.

(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – AFP)