• The Canadian Press

    Joel Embiid scores 50 points to lead 76ers past Knicks 125-114 to cut deficit to 2-1

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid vowed the 76ers were “going to win this series” against the Knicks. With one of the finest postseason efforts of his career, Embiid became the third player to score 50 points against New York in the postseason and kept the hope of a Philadelphia series comeback very much alive. Embiid scored 50 points, making all four 3-point attempts and scoring 18 in a potential series-shifting third quarter on Thursday night to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 125-114 win in Ga

  • The Canadian Press

    Magic beat Cavaliers 121-83 to cut their deficit to 2-1

    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paolo Banchero had 31 points and 14 rebounds, Jalen Suggs added 24 points and the Orlando Magic handed Cleveland the worst playoff loss in franchise history, winning 121-83 on Thursday night to cut the Cavaliers’ lead to 2-1 in their Eastern Conference first-round series. Franz Wagner finished with 16 points and eight assists for the Magic, who led by 43 points in the fourth quarter on the way to the third-largest margin of victory in a playoff game. They earned their first

  • The Canadian Press

    Magic hand Cavaliers worst playoff loss in franchise history, win 121-83 to cut their deficit to 2-1

    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paolo Banchero had 31 points and 14 rebounds, Jalen Suggs added 24 points and the Orlando Magic handed Cleveland the worst playoff loss in franchise history, winning 121-83 on Thursday night to cut the Cavaliers' lead to 2-1 in their Eastern Conference first-round series. Franz Wagner finished with 16 points and eight assists for the Magic, who led by 43 points in the fourth quarter on the way to the third-largest margin of victory in a playoff game. They earned their first

  • Yahoo Sports

    NBA playoffs: Joel Embiid, reportedly with a mild case of Bell's palsy, scores 50 to lead 76ers past Knicks in Game 3

    Joel Embiid dropped 50 points on Thursday night, but he easily could have drawn an ejection for this play early.