Joel Embiid Denver Nuggets Atletico Madrid Jaylen Brown Artur Beterbiev Sam Ryder Cameroon Boston Los Angeles Los Angeles Saudi Arabia Philadelphia NBA Fa Cup Joel Embiid Denver Nuggets Atletico Madrid Jaylen Brown Artur Beterbiev Sam Ryder Cameroon Boston Los Angeles Los Angeles Saudi Arabia Philadelphia

Embiid leads 76ers over Nuggets, Celtics outlast Lakers in overtime

arabnews.com

LOS ANGELES: Philadelphia 76ers big-man Joel Embiid outdueled Denver’s two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic and the Boston Celtics edged the Los Angeles Lakers 125-121 in overtime as rivalries took center stage in the NBA on Saturday.

Embiid, who finished runner-up to Jokic in voting for Most Valuable Player honors the past two seasons, poured in 47 points to lead the 76ers to a 126-119 victory over the Denver Nuggets.

Cameroon’s Embiid also grabbed 18 rebounds to help the Sixers erase a 15-point halftime deficit on the way to a seventh straight victory.

Embiid, who also missed out on selection as an All-Star Game starter this week, downplayed the idea of a personal rivalry with Jokic, saying the contest was about the 76ers testing themselves against the Western Conference’s top team. “I love the big fella,” he told broadcaster ABC of Jokic. “I’m a big fan.” “I think he’s more of a motivation to go out and try to win the whole thing,” Embiid said. “I guess that’s the only way I’m probably going to get that respect.” Embiid was everywhere in the second half, his step-back jumper knotting the score at 110-110 with 5:48 remaining.

Related News
LOS ANGELES: Nikola Jokic bagged his 21st triple-double of the season as the Denver Nuggets maintained their grip on top spot in the NBA’s Western Conference on Wednesday with a 118-109 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
LOS ANGELES: Jrue Holiday produced a scintillating 40-point performance as the Milwaukee Bucks snatched a dramatic 131-125 overtime victory against the Boston Celtics in a pulsating clash between the Eastern Conference heavyweights on Tuesday.
Jrue Holiday's led the charge for Milwaukee Bucks with 40 points in their home win over Boston Celtics, which took their winning run to 11 games.Holiday made eight 3-pointers in his team's 131-125 win in overtime on Tuesday.The Bucks took the lead for good when Holiday made a 3-pointer for a 127-125 edge with 25 seconds left in the extra session. Following a Boston turnover, Giannis Antetokounmpo made two free throws with 3.9 seconds left to seal the win, and he capped the scoring with a dunk.Antetokounmpo finished with 36 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists for the Bucks, whose longest winning streak was 20 games, set during the 1970-71 season.
The Boston Celtics' long-range barrage was too much for Memphis on Sunday in the Eastern Conference leaders' 119-109 NBA victory over the Grizzlies.
Tatum posted his eighth 40-point game of the season. But even with Jaylen Brown sidelined by a facial fracture and Al Horford out with a sore knee, he did not have to carry the offensive load alone.

Latest News

Change privacy settings
This page might use cookies if your analytics vendor requires them.