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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid scored a season-high 51 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers used a big fourth quarter to close out the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 127-113 win on Wednesday night.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James scored 15 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers secured the last semifinal spot in the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament with a 106-103 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night.
LOS ANGELES, United States -- LeBron James scored 31 points as the Los Angeles Lakers won a thrilling duel with the Phoenix Suns 106-103 on Tuesday (Wednesday, Manila time) to advance to the semi-finals of the NBA's in-season tournament.
In the closing seconds of the first half in a losing home game against Denver, Kevin Durant made a driving baseline layup and then recorded his career 27,411 points. With that, he broke the NBA’s original Chairman of the Boards Moses Malone’s record of 27,409 points and moved up to number 10 on the NBA’s all-time scoring leaders.
LOS ANGELES — Didribol ngayong linggo ang quarterfinals ng kauna-unahang NBA In-Season Tournament tampok sina superstars Jayson Tatum ng Boston Celtics, Tyrese Haliburton ng Indiana Pacers, De’Aaron Fox ng Sacramento Kings at Zion Williamson ng New Orleans Pelicans.
In the NBA, there are soft salary caps where teams may avail of exceptions to exceed limits but a luxury tax is imposed if so-called aprons are breached. The formulas of exceptions are complicated and the computation of a luxury tax is just as complex. A player may negotiate a contract with no individual cap but the restriction is the team’s salary limit of $136 million this season. Among the NBA’s 30 teams, only three are paying under the cap – Charlotte, Orlando and Indiana, meaning 27 franchises are exercising exceptions or paying the luxury tax to the league.
LOS ANGELES – Phoenix guard Devin Booker starred in New York, drilling a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds remaining as the Suns kept their streak going with a 116-113 victory over the Knicks on Sunday (Monday Manila time).
LOS ANGELES – LeBron James claimed another piece of NBA history on Tuesday (Wednesday Manila time), becoming the first player to break the 39,000-point barrier as the Los Angeles Lakers routed the Utah Jazz to reach the knockout stage of the league's new in-season tournament.