NBA roundup: Lakers rally, but Sixers win in OT

Joel Embiid scored 38 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, De'Anthony Melton posted career highs with 33 points, eight 3-pointers and seven steals and the host Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 133-122 in overtime.

The Lakers rallied from nine down in the final 29 seconds to force overtime, but the 76ers scored the first 12 points of the extra session to snap a three-game losing streak.

James Harden contributed 28 points and 12 assists and Tobias Harris chipped in with 14 points and nine rebounds for Philadelphia.

Los Angeles' Anthony Davis returned from a one-game absence caused by a non-COVID illness to produce 31 points and 12 rebounds, but the Lakers dropped their third in a row. Russell Westbrook had 12 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds to become the first Laker to record a triple-double off the bench since Magic Johnson on Feb. 14, 1996.

Timberwolves 118, Jazz 108

D'Angelo Russell hit six 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and scored 30 points to lead Minnesota to a win over Utah in Salt Lake City.

Rudy Gobert added 22 points and 13 rebounds in his first game in Utah since being traded to Minnesota from the Jazz this offseason. Gobert, who remains beloved in Utah, received a warm reception from Jazz fans and a standing ovation after a video tribute early in the night.

Malik Beasley, one of the handful of players traded to Utah along with four first-round draft picks, led the Jazz with 23 points. Jarred Vanderbilt, also part of that deal, had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Utah.

Bucks 106, Mavericks 105

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 28 points and Brook Lopez sank the game-winning layup with 7.1 seconds to go as Milwaukee stole a game at Dallas.

George Hill made a lob pass to Lopez from the sideline, with the basket