Embiid sizzles with 37 points as Sixers rout Trail Blazers
WASHINGTON — Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid scored 37 points and grabbed nine rebounds to power the 76ers to their fourth victory in a row, a 125-103 triumph over the Trail Blazers in Portland on Monday (Tuesday Manila time).
Tyrese Maxey added 23 points for the Sixers.
In New Orleans, James Harden sank four free throws in the final 17 seconds to give the Los Angeles Clippers a 116-113 victory over the host Pelicans, the NBA's worst club dropping a 10th consecutive game to sink to 5-28.
Norman Powell scored a game-high 35 points while Harden added 27 as the Clippers improved to 19-13.
De'Aaron Fox scored a game-high 33 points and the Sacramento Kings, who trailed by as many as 18 points, beat visiting Dallas 110-100 to snap a six-game losing streak.
The Kings closed the third quarter with a 17-2 run for an 83-77 lead entering the fourth, which began with an 11-4 Sacramento run for a 94-81 edge as the hosts pulled away to stay.
The Mavericks were without Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
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