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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid can forget about winning a second NBA MVP award. The 76ers can only hope Embiid can make some sort of recovery and return this season from the procedure he’s set to undergo this week to correct an injury to the lateral meniscus in his left knee. The 76ers did not say on Sunday night how …

ATLANTA (AP) — Another loss for Golden State drained the joy out of Stephen Curry’s second career 60-point game. Curry scored a season-high 60 points in the Warriors’ 141-134 overtime loss to Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night. “It sucks to not have something to show for it,” Curry said after the Warriors fell four games under …

DALLAS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo looked up in slight amazement when told Doc Rivers had just clinched coaching in the All-Star Game. Seems the reaction had more to do with Rivers being the Milwaukee star’s coach for exactly three games than the 25-point rally that secured the bid for Rivers and the Bucks’ staff. Antetokounmpo scored 48 points and the …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Domantas Sabonis had 26 points and 12 rebounds to break Oscar Robertson’s single-season franchise record with his 30th consecutive double-double as the Sacramento Kings defeated the Indiana Pacers 133-122 on Friday night. Sabonis added seven assists and De’Aaron Fox had 25 points and six steals a day after the NBA announced its All-Star reserves and neither of …

Portland Trail Blazers (15-34, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (34-16, fourth in the Western Conference) Denver; Sunday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Denver hosts Portland aiming to continue its six-game home winning streak. The Nuggets are 3-5 in division games. Denver ranks fourth in the league allowing only 110.7 points per game while holding opponents to 46.7% …

Orlando Magic (26-23, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (6-42, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons host Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic. The Pistons have gone 5-24 against Eastern Conference teams. Detroit allows 122.5 points to opponents and has been outscored by 9.6 points per …

Golden State Warriors (20-24, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (18-30, 13th in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Friday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Warriors -6.5; over/under is 223 BOTTOM LINE: Memphis comes into the matchup against Golden State as losers of three straight games. The Grizzlies are 12-22 in Western Conference games. Memphis is ninth …