The Philadelphia team reached its seventh consecutive victory, supported by the 47 points, five assists and 18 rebounds of the Cameroonian Joel Embiid, who beat the Serbian Nikola Jokic in a personal duel, author of only 24 points, eight balls caught under the hoops and nine qualifications for the defeated.
Winner of the last two MVP (Most Valuable Player) awards, Embiid leads the league in scoring (33.4 points per game) and has nine games with at least 40 cards this season.
James Harden also stood out for the Sixers, second in the Eastern Conference, with 17 points and 13 assists.
The West-leading Nuggets got Michael Porter Junior back after missing three games for personal reasons and backing Jokic with 20 points, six rebounds and five 3-pointers.
In another match, the Los Angeles Lakers lost 121-125 on the Boston Celtics court in overtime, which came after a controversial uncalled foul on LeBron James.
Tied at 105, James came hard on the perimeter and shot to the rim with his left hand, but missed after Jayson Tatum hit him in the arm.
The referees did not see the foul and also did not attend to the protests of the star and the rest of the Lakers while the final horn sounded at the TD Garden.
James had 41 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Lakers, and Jaylen Brown (37 cards and nine balls near the backboards) led the Celtics, who won again after three straight losses.
The Mexican Juan Toscano-Anderson did not have minutes in the Lakers and the Dominican Al Horford had seven points, two rebounds and three ratings in Boston.
The Nets beat the Knicks 122-115 in the New York derby, with 32 points from Kyrie Irving, 21 of them in the last quarter, and Jalen Brunson led the defeated (26 points) and Julius Randle touched the triple-double (19 cards, 10 rebounds and eight assists).
Without the Slovenian Luka Doncic, down with a sprained ankle, the Dallas Mavericks lost to the Utah Jazz, led by Lauri Markkanen who scored 29 points.
Spencer Dinwiddie maintained his good level with the Dallas team, eighth in the Western Conference, and had 35 points and eight assists.
The Los Angeles Clippers chained their fifth straight win with a 120-113 away win over the Atlanta Hakws.
Kawhi Leonard (32 points and eight rebounds) and Trae Young (31 cards and 10 assists) stood out as the best for the Clippers and Hawks, respectively.
Saturday results:
-Filadelfia Sixers — Denver Nuggets 126-119.
-Brooklyn Nets — Nueva York Knicks 122-115.
-Detroit Pistons — Houston Rockets 114-117.
-Orlando Magic — Chicago Bulls 109-128.
-Atlanta Hawks — Los Angeles Clippers 113-120. -Minnesota Timberwolves — Sacramento Kings 117-110.
-Nueva Orleans Pelicans — Washington Wizards 113-103.
-San Antonio Spurs — Phoenix Suns 118-128, overtime.
-Boston Celtics – Los Angeles Lakers 125-121, extra time.
-Utah Jazz — Dallas Mavericks 108-100.
-Portland Trail Blazers — Toronto Raptors 105-123.
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