Tyrese Maxey scores 31 and Sixers beat Magic in play-in game, advance to series vs. Celtics
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 31 points, V. J. Edgecombe added 19 points and 11 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers weathered the absence of Joel Embiid to beat the Orlando Magic 109-97 on Wednesday night and secure the No.
7 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Sixers moved on to a first-round series that begins Sunday at Boston. Desmond Bane and the Magic aren’t done yet.
They will host Charlotte on Friday night, with the winner earning the No. 8 seed in the East and a first-round matchup with Detroit. Embiid had an emergency appendectomy last week in Houston.
While the 76ers haven’t given a timetable for his return, the two-time scoring champion returned to the team on Wednesday, surprising teammates in the locker room and watching the game from the bench. CLIPPERS 121, WARRIORS 126 INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 27 of his 35 points in the second half, Al Horford hit four 3-pointers during Golden State’s electrifying fourth-quarter comeback, and the Warriors advanced in the NBA’s play-in tournament with a victory over Los Angeles.
Curry’s seventh 3-pointer broke a tie with 50. 4 seconds to play for the 10th-seeded Warriors , who erased a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter. Golden State finished on a 16-6 run and held Kawhi Leonard scoreless in the fourth until the final 16 seconds.