The Philadelphia 76ers improved to 9-1 at home with their 122-110 win over the Boston Celtics; Clint Capela’s performance for the Atlanta Hawks was completed by Trae Young, who posted a season-high 43 points.
Joel Embiid scored 38 points for the Philadelphia 76ers, while Clint Capela’s first career triple-double boosted the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.
Embiid’s industry saw the 76ers record another home win, they move up to 9-1 at home, as they beat the Celtics for Game 2 on the spin.
Meanwhile, Clint Capela’s performance for the Hawks was complemented by Trae Young, who posted a season-high 43 points in their 116-98 result against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Elsewhere, there were wins for the Houston Rockets, who held off the Detriot Pistons, and the Indiana Pacers had the edge over Orlando Magic.
Embiid’s work helped the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics for the second straight game, as they won 122-110 on Friday night.
Along with Embiid scoring 38 points and 11 rebounds, Tobias Harris scored 23 points on 10 of 12 shots and Seth Curry added 15, after missing the previous seven games due to health and safety protocols.
Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with a career-best 42 points with nine rebounds, while Marcus Smart added 20 points and seven assists. Kemba Walker scored 19 points.
Matisse Thybulle opened the fourth quarter with a 3-point wing to give Philadelphia a 14-point advantage.
The Celtics responded by scoring the next five points to move up to 94-85. After the Celtics closed in 99-89, Embiid showed up and fell in a turnaround jumper to bring the lead back to 12 with 7:45 to go.
Brown then managed an 8-0 push and Boston’s deficit was 101-97 with 5:36 left.
After a basket from Simmons, Brown hit his fifth 3 point to close the lead to 103-100 with 4:44 remaining.
Simmons called with a three-point play, then a steal and a dunk, and Harris added to produce a 111-100 advantage. Simmons contributed another clutch basket and the lead climbed to 13 with 3:15 left.
Clint Capela recorded his first career triple-double and Trae Young scored 43 points, a season-high, to bring the visiting Atlanta Hawks to a 116-98 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Capela had 13 points, 19 rebounds and 10 blocked shots, a career high, becoming the first NBA player to have a triple-double with blocks since 2018.
He hit six shots in the first half, also became the third Hawks player to record 10 or more blocks in a single game, joining Dikembe Mutombo and Josh Smith.
Young was 14 for 22 off the floor, scored 25 points in the first half – scoring 6 of 6 goals in the second quarter – and produced his sixth over 30-point game of the season. The victory was Atlanta’s second over Minnesota in four days.
Minnesota still lacked top scorer Karl-Anthony Towns and Juancho Hernangomez, both of whom are on COVID-19 protocol, but recovered Ricky Rubio after a two-game absence.
The Timberwolves were led by Malik Beasley with 17 points and Jarrett Culver, who came off the bench to score 15.
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Zach LaVine scored 25 points as the Chicago Bulls posted their first three-game winning streak of the season, beating host Charlotte Hornets 123-110.
Lauri Markkanen had 23 points for the Bulls, who shot 51.6% from the field. Markkanen was 10 for 17 and LaVine 8 for 12. LaVine, who entered the game averaging 27.4 points, had all six of his fouls.
Bulls keeper Coby White, who was held scoreless on Sunday in Dallas and then shot a 4 for 12 in a 10-point outing the next day in Houston, made a 3-point on his first attempt on his way Friday. around 18 points in a return to one’s country of origin.
Gordon Hayward had 34 points and Devonte ‘Graham scored a season-high 24 points for the Hornets, who had not played since Saturday.
The loss is the Charlotte Hornets’ fourth consecutive loss. PJ Washington added 16 points and Terry Rozier had 10 points for them, but they couldn’t get through 20 turnovers – all of which took place in the first three quarters.
Eric Gordon led seven Houston players in double digits with 20 points as the Rockets held host the Detroit Pistons 103-102.
PJ Tucker had 15 points and seven rebounds and Jae’Sean Tate, David Nwaba and Victor Oladipo provided 13 points each for Houston, who broke a three-game losing streak.
Jerami Grant led the Pistons with 21 points and eight rebounds. Grant has scored 20 or more points in 14 straight games. Delon Wright and Wayne Ellington contributed 18 points each and Josh Jackson added 12.
Houston center Christian Wood, who played for Detroit last season, did not make the trip due to a sprained ankle.
Sterling Brown hit a pair of long balls halfway through the fourth to extend the Rockets’ lead to eight, 95-87. Detroit scored the next six points before Gordon made a pair of free throws.
Grant’s 3 point with 1:49 left pulled Detroit less than two points. Mason Plumlee had a chance to tie him up but missed two free throws. Gordon then made a driving layup for a 102-98 Rockets lead with 1:08 to go.
Blake Griffin’s 3-point reduced Houston’s advantage to one, 103-102. Oladipo missed a 3-point attempt and Griffin rebounded, establishing final possession for Detroit after a timeout with 3.4 seconds left.
Grant took the entry pass and headed for the basket. A foul was called against Tucker but after video review it was determined that the infraction occurred after the timer had expired.
Malcolm Brogdon gave a green light at 3 points with 3.6 seconds left in overtime to give the Indiana Pacers a 120-118 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday in Indianapolis.
Brogdon finished with 23 points, Jeremy Lamb had 22 points off the bench and Myles Turner added a 22 draw on his return from a two-game absence.
Turner didn’t look worse for wear while playing with an avulsion fracture in his shooting hand. He made 9 of 14 attempts from the ground to accompany nine rebounds and three blocked shots.
The teams each had a layup and a poor shot before Domantas Sabonis (18 points, 11 rebounds) made a short jump to reduce Indiana’s deficit to one at 118-117 with 35.7 seconds left. . Brogdon calmly sank a 3 point to give the Pacers the lead, and Fournier’s 3 point offer fell off the rim.
Nikola Vucevic had 24 points and 12 rebounds, and Aaron Gordon finished with 17 for the Magic, who have lost seven of their last eight games.
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