Joel Embiid notched his NBA-leading 32nd double-double of the season in his return as the Philadelphia 76ers withstood a furious fourth-quarter rally by the Los Angeles Clippers.
Embiid was returned to action after missing one game because of a sore left knee.
He didn’t appear hindered in the 119-113 victory as he recorded 28 points and 19 rebounds. He scored 15 points in the first quarter, including 10 of the Sixers’ final 16.
Joel Embiid starred on his return from injury as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the LA Clippers
Embiid scored his 32nd double-double of the new season which is an NBA-leading return
Former Clipper JJ Redick added 18 points and Jimmy Butler scored 16 before being ejected to help Philadelphia improve to 8-11 on the road.
Ben Simmons just missed a triple-double with 14 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.
Lou Williams started a Clippers revival with 22 points off the bench and Tobias Harris and Danilo Gallinari finished with 21 points each. Montrezl Harrell finished the contest with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
TORONTO RAPTORS 122-116 UTAH JAZZ
Kawhi Leonard scored a career-high 45 points, Pascal Siakam had a career-best 28 points with 10 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Utah Jazz 122-116 on Tuesday night.
Norman Powell scored a season-high 14 points, and the Raptors won their fourth straight game at home.
Jae Crowder scored a career-high 30 points, Derrick Favors had 21 and Donovan Mitchell scored 19 as the Jazz dropped to 10-12 on the road and 18-20 overall.
Kawhi Leonard scored a career-high 45 points as the Toronto Raptors beat the Utah Jazz
Utah’s Rudy Gobert scored 16 points, and Ricky Rubio had 14.
Leonard made all seven of his field-goal attempts in the third quarter and added five foul shots. His 19 points were the second most in any quarter by a Raptors player this season.
Serge Ibaka scored 20 points in the first quarter of a Nov. 4 road win against the Los Angeles Lakers. Leonard shot 16 for 22 overall, missing all three attempts from 3-point range. He went 13 for 17 at the free-throw line.
Leonard was in inspired form for a Raptors side who have started the season very strongly
MILWAUKEE BUCKS 121-98 DETROIT PISTONS
Brook Lopez had 25 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo threw down a spectacular one-handed dunk as the Milwaukee Bucks cruised past Detroit Pistons.
Khris Middleton had 22 points and Eric Bledsoe had 18 for Milwaukee. Antetokounmpo had just 15 points, but his slam over Jon Leuer was the highlight of the night.
Antetokounmpo blew past Andre Drummond, jumped and reached his right arm over a leaping Leuer for the slam during the first quarter.
Milwaukee has won four straight games and eight of the last nine. The Bucks are an NBA-best 26-10.
Blake Griffin had 29 points and nine rebounds, and Reggie Jackson scored 19 points for Detroit, which fell to 16-19.
Khris Middleton scored 22 points as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Detroit Pistons 121-98
DENVER NUGGETS 115-108 NEW YORK KNICKS
Nikola Jokic had 19 points, 14 rebounds and 15 assists, including a late no-look pass to wrap things up, as the Denver Nuggets picked up their ninth straight home victory.
Reserve Malik Beasley added a career-high 23 points for the Western Conference-leading Nuggets, who have now knocked off the Knicks 11 straight times at the Pepsi Center.
It was far from easy, though, with the Nuggets needing a big 3-pointer from Jokic with 2:55 remaining to finally gain some separation. The struggling Knicks have lost eight in a row.
Luke Kornet led the Knicks with 19 points, while reserve Enes Kanter scored 17 points and grabbed 12 points. Kanter’s recently voiced his displeasure about his role with the Knicks.
Denver Nuggets reserve Malik Beasley hit a career-high 23 points in win over New York Knicks
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS 113-108 SACRAMENTO KINGS
Damian Lillard shook off a sluggish night shooting to score five of his 25 points in overtime, and Portland rallied after blowing a 14-point halftime lead.
Jusuf Nurkic had 24 points and a career-high 23 rebounds to help Portland to its fourth straight win over Sacramento.
CJ McCollum added 16 points, and Maurice Harkless had 11 points and nine rebounds.
Buddy Hield scored 27 points for Sacramento. Nemanja Bjelica added 14 points and 16 rebounds, and Bogdan Bogdanovic had 19 points.
Portland Trail Blazers have Damian Lillard to thank as he stepped up in their latest victory
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