UNDATED (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers continue to cruise without the services of All-Star center Joel Embiid.
The Sixers earned their fourth straight win as Danny Green hit eight 3-pointers and scored 28 points in their fourth straight victory, 109-101 over the slumping Lakers.
Seth Curry scored 19 points and Tobias Harris added 15 for the Eastern Conference leaders, who have won 10 of 11 overall and seven of eight since Embiid’s injury.
Los Angeles cut an 18-point deficit and trailed 102-98 with 2:20 left before falling.
Playing without superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Lakers are on their second four-game skid since mid-February.
Kyle Kuzma scored 25 points and Montrezl Harrell added 20, but the defending NBA champions remained winless since James sprained his ankle last Sunday.
Checking out Thursday’s other NBA action:
— Reggie Jackson scored 28 points and the Clippers picked up tier fourth straight win by topping the Spurs, 98-85. Paul George had 24 points and 13 rebounds for Los Angeles, which played without Kawhi Leonard, Marcus Morris, Serge Ibaka and Patrick Beverley due to injury. DeMar DeRozan had 23 points, and Dejounte Murray added 18 in San Antonio’s fourth loss in a row.
— The Trail Blazers came away with a 125-122 win over the Heat on Damian Lillard’s three free throws in the final second. CJ McCollum had 21 of his 35 points in the first quarter for Portland, which got 22 points from Lillard and 20 from Carmelo Anthony. Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro each had 29 points for Miami, which dropped its fifth straight and fell to 22-23.
— De’Aaron Fox poured in a career-best 44 points on 16 of 22 shooting and had seven assists as the Kings crushed the Warriors, 141-119. The mercurial point guard has topped 40 points twice this season and has had 30 or more in six of his last 10 games, averaging 30.7 points during that span. Tyrese Haliburton added 21 points with a career-best six 3-pointers, and Richaun Holmes had 25 points and 11 rebounds in Sacramento’s fifth win in six games.
— Alec Burks scored 15 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter of the Knicks’ 106-102 comeback over the Wizards. RJ Barrett added 24 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the Knickerbockers, who trailed by 17 in the third quarter and didn’t lead until the fourth. Wizards starting guards Bradley Beal and Russell Westbrook shot a combined 11-for-38, with Westbrook going 3-for-15 with eight turnovers.
