Wizards surprise Embiid's Sixers, Nets slide continues

Dinwiddie drove for a layup with 1:33 remaining to break a 98-98 tie, putting the Wizards ahead for good in a game that featured 17 lead changes -- though just two in the fourth quarter. Sixers center Joel Embiid warmed up after a slow start, scoring 27 points and pulling down 14 rebounds. The Wizards, playing without star Bradley Beal, who is nursing a wrist injury, got 24 points from Kyle Kuzma to snap a six-game losing streak.

Embiid, Philadelphia's Most Valuable Player candidate, who averaged 34 points and 10.8 rebounds in January to earn Eastern Conference player of the month honors, came out flat after sitting out Monday's overtime victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. He made just one of six shots in the first quarter before finding his rhythm to lead a 76ers second-quarter rally. "I thought overall we did a terrific job on (Embiid)," Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr.

said. "He's a tough guard. You have to send multiple bodies for him to get off the ball.

I know you look at the numbers and he scored 27, but over the last five, he's averaging close to 40." Elsewhere, Lu Dort scored 14 of his 30 points in overtime to power the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 120-114 overtime victory over the Mavericks in Dallas. Rookie Tre Mann scored a career-high 29 for the Thunder, who put together their first back-to-back wins since winning three in a row in December. The Thunder overcame a 40-point performance from Mavs star Luka Doncic.