NBA roundup: James Harden leads 76ers' rout in debut

Joel Embiid finished with 34 points and 10 rebounds, and James Harden added 27 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds in his debut to lift the Philadelphia 76ers past the host Minnesota Timberwolves 133-102 on Friday.

It was Harden's first game with the Sixers since being acquired with Paul Millsap from the Brooklyn Nets for Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and two first-round draft picks. Harden was sidelined with a strained hamstring for his first four games with the Sixers.

Tyrese Maxey contributed 28 points and four steals, and Matisse Thybulle chipped in with 11 points for the Sixers.

Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 25 points, D'Angelo Russell added 21 and Anthony Edwards had 15. Jaden McDaniels also scored 10 points.

Clippers 105, Lakers 102

Marcus Morris Sr. hit a go-ahead jumper with 39.4 seconds remaining and the Clippers benefitted from a key call reversal 13 seconds later in a battle of Los Angeles teams, with the Lakers playing as the home team.

The wild finish featured two flipped calls, one that followed a Russell Westbrook miss with 26.3 seconds left and gave the Clippers possession. A second replay reversed a foul call on the Lakers, who missed multiple chances to tie in the closing seconds.

Terance Mann led seven players in double figures with 19 points for the Clippers, who beat the Lakers for a third straight time this season. LeBron James was held to a team-high 21 points for the Lakers, ending his run of 23 straight games with 25 or more points.

Pelicans 117, Suns 102

CJ McCollum scored 32 points and Brandon Ingram added 28 as visiting New Orleans ended Phoenix's eight-game winning streak.

Jonas Valanciunas added 18 points and 17 rebounds and the Pelicans took control by outscoring Phoenix