UNDATED (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers now enjoy a 3-game lead in the NBA’s Atlantic Division and improved their record to an Eastern Conference-leading 16-6 while continuing to dominate the Charlotte Hornets.
Joel Embiid had 34 points and 11 rebounds in the Sixers’ 14th straight win over the Hornets, 118-111. Tobias Harris scored 26 points and Ben Simmons added 15 points and nine assists for the 76ers, who stretched their overall winning streak to four games.
Gordon Hayward and LaMelo Ball each had 22 points for the Hornets, who had their three-game win streak snapped.
Charlotte shot 22.7% from field in the first quarter and fell behind 30-13.
In Wednesday’s other NBA action:
— Paul George made a season-high eight 3-pointers and scored 36 points as the Clippers whipped the Cavaliers, 121-99 to end up 4-2 on its road trip. Kawhi Leonard added 24 and the Clippers made 20 3-pointers to avoid losing two straight for the first time this season.
— Bradley Beal furnished 32 points and the Wizards rallied from a 13-point, second-half deficit to beat the freefalling Heat 103-100. Deni Avdija added 13 for Washington, which pulled off this comeback just three nights after digging its way out of an 18-point hole to beat the Nets.
— Giannis Antetokounmpo had 21 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists before sitting out the fourth quarter of the Bucks, 130-110 romp over the Pacers. The reigning two-time MVP shot 7 of 8 from the floor and 7 of 8 from the line for the Bucks, who also received 20 points from Bryn Forbes and 18 from Bobby Portis.
— The Kings pulled out a 116-111 win over the Celtics behind De’Aaron Fox’s 26 points and 11 assists. Buddy Hield made two free throws with six-tenths of a second remaining and finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds for Sacramento.
— Kenrich Williams scored 19 points and the Thunder bounced back from a 30-point loss to Houston two days earlier and beat the Rockets 104-87. Darius Bazley had 18 points and a career-high 12 rebounds and Houston scored a season-low for points after setting a season high on Monday.
— DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points and the Spurs rallied from a 16-point deficit to beat the Timberwolves, 111-108. Jakob Poeltl added 19 points and Dejounte Murray added 15 with 11 rebounds for San Antonio, which outscored Minnesota, 32-18 in the final period.
— Zion Williamson punctuated a 28-point performance with a soaring, one-handed alley-oop jam during a decisive fourth-quarter surge that carried the Pelicans past the Suns, 123-101. Brandon Ingram scored 23 and Lonzo Ball added 18 points for New Orleans, which led by as many as 28 in the final period.
— The Mavericks’ six-game losing streak is over after Luka Doncic scored 27 points and dished out 14 assists in a 122-116 decision over the Hawks. Kristaps Porzingis added 24 points and 11 rebounds for the Mavericks, including a crucial tip-in of a miss by Doncic with 32 seconds remaining.
— The Knicks held off the Bulls, 107-103 as Julius Randle dropped in 27 points and tied a career high by hitting five 3-pointers. Elfrid Payton added 20 points and eight rebounds as New York won for only the second time in its last seven games.
