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The Philadelphia 76ers (15-6) defeated Indiana Pacers (11-9) 119-110, paced by Tobias Harris who tapped 27 points and eight rebounds. Furkan Korkmaz added 17 points and helped the Pacers get away with the win with a few crucial shots. On the other end of the court, Malcolm Brogdon scored 25 points and Domantas Sabonis had 21 for the Pacers.
Pascal Siakam had 30 points and 10 rebounds in the Toronto Raptors‘ (8-12) 115-102 win over the Orlando Magic (8-13). Siakam had his second straight 30-point game and the Raptors recovered from a three-game losing streak. Cole Anthony paced Orlando with 16 points. Nikola Vucevic added a double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds for the Magic.
Bradley Beal and Russell Westbrook hit respective 3-pointers in the final seconds to help the Washington Wizards (4-12) overcome Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets (13-9) 149-146. Westbrook had 41 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, and Beal had 37 points. Durant also tapped 37 points for the Nets.
Malik Beasley scored 23 points and rookie Anthony Edwards tapped 23 in his second straight start as the Minnesota Timberwolves (5-14) stunned the Cleveland Cavaliers (9-11) with a 109-104 win. Andre Drummond led all scorers of the Cavs with 25 points, Darius Garland followed with 17 and Cedi Osman added 9 points coming from the bench.
Kawhi Leonard registered 28 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists to lead the LA Clippers (16-5) to a 129-115 victory over the New York Knicks (9-12). Reggie Jackson and Paul George followed with 18 and 17 points respectively and Serge Ibaka had 15. On the other end of the court, the Knicks had 3 players in 20+ points, as Julius Randle tapped a double-double of 27 points and 12 rebounds, Immanuel Quickley added 25 and RJ Barrett posted 23 points
Nikola Jokic matched his career-high with 47 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists as the Denver Nuggets (12-8) ended Utah Jazz‘s 11-game streak with a 128-117 win. Jamal Murrey tapped 16 points for the winning side and Facu Campazzo contributed 11 points, 5 assists and 2 rebounds in 19 minutes.
Bojan Bogdanovic led all Utah (15-5) scorers with 19 points, followed by Rudy Gobert who had 12 points, 8 rebounds, while Donovan Mitchell contributed 13 points.
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