Tyrese Maxey scored 27 points, including two 3-pointers in the final 1 1/2 minutes, to lift the Philadelphia 76ers to a 114-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night.
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Maxey → score → night
Joel Embiid had 21 points and 11 rebounds for the 76ers, who rebounded from a dismal start to the second half.
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who → have → half
Jaylen Brown had 20 points and 10 boards, Anfernee Simons scored 20 points off the bench and LeBron James added 13 points and 10 assists.
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James → have → points
Maxey’s second 3-pointer gave the 76ers a 112-106 lead with 46 seconds left.
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pointer → give → seconds
Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton was sidelined with a left hamstring strain.
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Haliburton → sideline → strain
Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said he expected Haliburton will be out at least two weeks.
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Haliburton → say → weeks
Andrew Nembhard returned after missing Monday’s loss at Milwaukee with neck soreness and finished with 18 points and 14 assists.
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Nembhard → return → points
Pascal Siakam, who fouled out with 12 seconds left, led the Pacers with 26 points and 11 rebounds.
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who → foul → points
Aaron Nesmith added 18 points.
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Nesmith → add → points
Pacers center Ivica Zubac also missed his second consecutive game with a left ankle sprain
VJ Edgecombe’s halfcourt shot at the buzzer gave Philadelphia a 62-52 halftime lead.
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shot → miss → lead
Indiana, which shot 39% in the first half, scored the first 17 points of the third quarter to take a 69-62 lead.
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which → shoot → lead
Indiana boosted its lead to 88-75 after three quarters.
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Indiana → boost → quarters
The Sixers were 5 of 21 from the field in the quarter while the Pacers sank 13 of 23 shots.
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Pacers → sink → shots
However, Philadelphia got hot to start the fourth quarter.
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Philadelphia → get → quarter
The 76ers tied the game at 94-all on Maxey’s layup and regained the lead on Maxey’s two free throws with 96-94 with 5:15 remaining.
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76ers → tie → 5:15
CLEVELAND (AP) — Evan Mobley had 24 points, Peyton Watson added 22 and Cleveland rallied in the second half for a victory over Washington, spoiling AJ Dybantsa’s NBA debut.
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Cleveland → have → debut
Dybantsa, the No. 1 pick in the June draft, led the Wizards with 19 points.
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Dybantsa → lead → points
He started at shooting guard and played 26 minutes.
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He → start → minutes
Dybantsa was sidelined the first four games due to a sprained ankle.
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Dybantsa → sideline → ankle
He scored nine points in the first quarter.
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He → score → quarter
According to Sportradar, that was the most first quarter points by a Wizards rookie making their debut since at least 1996-97.
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that → accord → 1996
Donovan Mitchell added 19 points for the Cavaliers, who have won three straight after squandering a 29-point lead and dropping their opener at Philadelphia.
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who → add → Philadelphia
Washington’s Anthony Davis and Alex Sarr scored 18 apiece and Bilal Coulibaly added 17 points as he made his first eight shots.
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he → score → shots
Kyshawn George had 11 assists.
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George → have → assists
Mobley made a career-high five 3-pointers and had 10 points in the fourth quarter.
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Mobley → make → quarter
Watson, who was acquired from Denver during the offseason, also had six rebounds in 28 minutes.
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who → acquire → minutes
HEAT 129, HAWKS 117
ATLANTA (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and 18 rebounds in his first victory with the Heat, leading Miami over Atlanta.
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Antetokounmpo → have → Atlanta
Bam Adebayo also had 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Heat, who lost their first four games after acquiring Antetokounmpo from Milwaukee in the offseason.
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who → have → offseason
Adebayo passed Udonis Haslem to become the Heat’s career leader in rebounds.
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Adebayo → pass → rebounds
Andrew Wiggins scored 18 points and Pelle Larsson had 17 points, eight assists and six rebounds for the Heat, who shot 53% from the field and had a whopping 70 points in the paint.
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who → score → paint
Rookie Kingston Flemings and Nickeil Alexander-Walker each scored 23 points for the Hawks, who have dropped three in a row after opening the season with consecutive wins.
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who → score → wins
Jalen Johnson shot just 4 for 12 and finished with 12 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds.
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Johnson → shoot → points
The Hawks were playing the first game of a home back-to-back.
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Hawks → play → back
The start of their game against Cleveland on Thursday was pushed back an hour so that Game 6 of the WNBA Finals between Atlanta and Golden State could be played at State Farm Arena during the afternoon.
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Game → push → afternoon
PISTONS 97, HORNETS 89
DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 30 points to help Detroit hold off Charlotte.
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Detroit → score → Charlotte
Paul Reed added 16 points and Ausar Thompson had seven points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Pistons (4-1).
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Thompson → add → Pistons
They were coming off a 111-97 loss at New York on Tuesday night.
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They → come → night
Brandon Miller had 31 points and 12 rebounds for Charlotte, but missed five of his seven shots in the fourth quarter.
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Miller → have → quarter
Dennis Schroeder scored 14 points, but no other Hornets reached double figures.
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Hornets → score → figures
Charlotte turned the ball over 25 times to Detroit’s 14.
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Charlotte → turn → 14
…and 81 more, not listed.
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