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Embiid's career-best 59 points carry 76ers to win

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Sunday, 13 November 2022 22:34

PHILADELPHIA -- After 76ers superstar Joel Embiid scored 42 points to lead them to a win Saturday night at Wells Fargo Center over the Atlanta Hawks, Embiid declared he was simply doing "whatever it takes" to lead his team to victories.Little did anyone realize what Embiid had in store for an encore 24 hours later against the Utah Jazz.Embiid had…

Nets' Simmons late scratch with knee soreness

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Sunday, 13 November 2022 18:40

LOS ANGELES -- Brooklyn Nets swingman Ben Simmons did not play Sunday night against the Los Angeles Lakers because of left knee soreness.Simmons missed four games last week because of the same issue and has struggled to find a rhythm since the start of the season.The news of Simmons' late scratch comes as a surprise only because of the fact…

Garland scores 51 but Cavs can't complete rally

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Sunday, 13 November 2022 18:40

CLEVELAND -- All-Star point guard Darius Garland was watching the scoreboard but not his individual statistics on Sunday night. He received a pleasant surprise.Garland poured in a career-high 51 points -- 27 of them in the fourth quarter -- and made a career-best 10 3-pointers as the Cleveland Cavaliers lost 129-124 to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Cleveland had trailed 99-75 late…

Mitchell, Allen miss Cavs' game against Wolves

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Sunday, 13 November 2022 15:55

CLEVELAND -- Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell and center Jarrett Allen were inactive due to injuries Sunday, leaving Cleveland without two All-Stars for its home game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.Mitchell, who ranks fifth in the NBA at 31.6 points per game, was sidelined with a sprained right ankle for the matchup against former Utah Jazz teammate Rudy Gobert. Allen, who is…

Matt Ryan (not the QB) was just driving for DoorDash; now he's in a Lakers jersey

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Sunday, 13 November 2022 10:12

Matt Ryan hit the biggest shot of the Los Angeles Lakers' season for free.Well, kind of.The training camp invitee, who earned a partially-guaranteed contract and a spot in coach Darvin Ham's early-season rotation, is waiting on the first direct deposit to hit his account."I haven't even gotten a paycheck yet," Ryan told ESPN, looking back at his buzzer-beating 3 that…

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