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NBA roundup: Celtics win 8th straight

BOSTON (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 24 points in three quarters and the Boston Celtics beat the Atlanta Hawks, 129-108, on Friday night for their eighth straight victory.

Irving also had five assists, five rebounds and four steals. He scored 12 points in the first quarter and helped Boston race to a 23-5 lead. The Celtics topped 100 points with 2 minutes left in the third.

Pacers 113, 76ers 101

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Thaddeus Young had 26 points and 10 rebounds against his former team, and Indiana overcame Joel Embiid’s 40-point night to beat Philadelphia in a matchup of Eastern Conference contenders.

Embiid also had 21 rebounds, becoming the first Sixers player with at least 30 points and 20 rebounds in a game since Charles Barkley on Dec. 7, 1990. Embiid is the first player in the NBA this season with a 40-point, 20-rebound game.

KNICKS 126,

HORNETS 124 (OT)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Emmanuel Mudiay had 34 points and eight assists and short-handed New York overcame a 21-point deficit to snap a five-game skid.

Mudiay scored 14 points in the fourth quarter, including a fadeaway jumper with 27.2 seconds left to tie it at 113. Charlotte’s Kemba Walker missed a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 8.2 seconds left and the game went to overtime.

NETS 125, WIZARDS 118

NEW YORK (AP) — Spencer Dinwiddie scored 27 points in his first game since signing a three-year contract extension, and Brooklyn beat Washington for its season-best fourth straight victory.

Joe Harris added 19 points for the Nets. They put up a season-high 70 points in the first half but had a 16-point lead trimmed to four in the fourth quarter.

Bucks 114, Cavaliers 102

CLEVELAND (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo matched his career high with 44 points and Milwaukee beat Cleveland despite missing two starters. Antetokounmpo’s big night came after being held to a season-low 12 points Wednesday night in a loss to Indiana.

Heat 100, Grizzlies 97

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Josh Richardson and Kelly Olynyk scored 18 points each as Miami snapped a two-game losing streak with a victory over Memphis.

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