NBA Roundup: Joel Embiid shines as 76ers defeat the Jazz in overtime; Other NBA results

Joel Embiid led the Philadephia 76ers with 40 points and also grabbed another 19 rebounds to lift his side past the Utah Jazz 131-123 after overtime on Wednesday night.

It was the fifth time this season that Embiid posted at least 40 points and 10 rebounds in a game.

Tobias Harris scored also added 22 points, 11 of which came in overtime to go along with 10 rebounds while Ben Simmons added 17 points, Seth Curry contributed 14 and Dwight Howard and Shake Milton had 12 each.

The Sixers took advantage of a late 8-0 run in overtime to seal the victory.

Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz with 33 points and eight rebounds but got himself ejected from the match in the final minute of overtime after receiving his second technical foul.

Bojan Bogdanovic and Mike Conley added 18 apiece while Joe Ingles had 16 for the Jazz, who hit 21 of 44 three-pointers.

Rudy Gobert (12 points, nine rebounds) threw down an alley-oop dunk with 6:26 left and the Jazz pulled ahead 103-99.

But Embiid dropped in a trey with 3:56 remaining to give the Sixers a 107-106 lead. Mitchell responded with a three-pointer and Utah led by two.

Gobert’s dunk with 2:17 to go extended the Jazz advantage to 114-109. Embiid came back with a layup and two free throws to cut the deficit to 114-113 with 1:47 remaining, then hit a three with 5.9 seconds left to tie the game at 118 apiece and force overtime.

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Wednesday night’s NBA results

  • Indiana Pacers 114 – 111 Cleveland Cavaliers
  • Utah Jazz 123 – 131 Philadelphia 76ers (OT)
  • Detroit Pistons 129 – 105 Toronto Raptors
  • Brooklyn Nets 132 – 114 Houston Rockets
  • Charlotte Hornets 135 – 102 Minnesota Timberwolves
  • Chicago Bulls 128 – 124 New Orleans Pelicans
  • Atlanta Hawks 115 – 112 Orlando Magic
  • Oklahoma City Thunder 87 – 87
  • Golden State Warriors 106 – 108 Portland Trail Blazers
  • Los Angeles Lakers 120 – 123 Sacramento Kings
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