The Orlando Magic defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 129:101 last night, earning their fifth win in their last six NBA games.
Orlando was led by Jalen Suggs with 23 points and seven assists, Franz Wagner with 20 points and Tristan da Silva with 17 points and eight rebounds.
Desmond Bayne contributed to the win with 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and Anthony Black with 12 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals.
For the Los Angeles team, which lost for the ninth time in its last 10 games, James Harden scored 31 points, with eight assists and five rebounds, and Ivica Zubac had 14 points and 19 rebounds. Bogdan Bogdanović finished the game with six points, three assists and one rebound.
Philadelphia defeated Milwaukee 123-114 in overtime, led by a career-high 54 points from Tyrese Maxey. He played 46 1/2 minutes and had nine assists, five rebounds, three steals and three blocks. He scored two free throws late in regulation to force overtime.
He set his previous career high of 52 points last April in a game against San Antonio, in which the Sixers defeated San Antonio 133:126 after two overtimes.
Paul George contributed to the win against the Bucks with 21 points and five rebounds, and Quentin Grimes with 14 points, four rebounds and four assists.
Milwaukee lost for the fourth time in the last five games, and Ryan Rollins led the team with 32 points, which tied a career high. He also had 14 assists and six rebounds. Bobby Portis added 19 points and eight rebounds, and Myles Turner had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
The teams were again playing without their best players due to injuries, Philadelphia without Joel Embiid, and Milwaukee without Giannis Antetokounmpo.
San Antonio Spurs defeated Atlanta 135:126. The team was led by Dearon Fox with 26 points, nine assists and five rebounds, Keldon Johnson with 25 points and seven rebounds and Julian Champagne with 20 points.
San Antonio achieved its third consecutive victory without Victor Wembanyama, who is struggling with a calf injury.
In Atlanta, Nikhil Alexander-Walker was the most efficient with 38 points, Jalen Johnson scored 26 points, along with 12 rebounds and seven assists, and Kristaps Porzingis added 16 points and five rebounds.
Memphis defeated Sacramento 137:96, handing them their eighth consecutive loss. The winning team's top scorers were Santi Aldama with 29 points, Jock Landale with 21 points and Cedric Coward with 19 points.
Zach Eday added 16 points and Vince Williams had four points and 15 assists for Memphis, which snapped a five-game losing streak.
For Sacramento, Zach Levine scored 26 points, Maxine Rhino had 12, and Russell Westbrook had 11 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Keegan Murray played for the first time this season and scored 11 points.
The Kings suffered all eight losses by double-digit margins, four of which were by at least 27 points.
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