Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons goes up for a shot against Jarrett Allen of the Cavaliers during Cleveland’s 112-109 win Saturday night in Philadelphia. Matt Slocum/Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA — Collin Sexton scored 28 points, Darius Garland had 25 and the feisty Cleveland Cavaliers beat the East-best Philadelphia 76ers 112-109 in overtime on Saturday night.
The Cavaliers earned their first road win since Jan. 7 at Memphis, against a team that has the best record in the Eastern Conference (22-12) and is 14-3 at home.
Joel Embiid had 42 points and 13 rebounds for Philadelphia. Ben Simmons scored 21.
WIZARDS 128, TIMBERWOLVES 112: Bradley Beal scored 34 points, Russell Westbrook added 19 as part of his NBA-leading 10th triple-double, and Washington used a 44-point third quarter to pull away for a victory over visiting Minnesota.
Westbrook added 14 rebounds and 12 assists for the Wizards, who have won seven of eight to move back into playoff contention following a 6-17 start.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who dropped their seventh straight.
NUGGETS 126, THUNDER 96: Jamal Murray continued his hot scoring with 26 points and Nikola Jokic had his eighth triple-double of the season to help visiting Denver rout Oklahoma City.
Jokic had 19 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists.
SPURS 117, PELICANS 114: DeMar DeRozan had 32 points and 11 assists for San Antonio in a win over visiting New Orleans.
LaMarcus Aldridge added 21 points off the bench in his second game back after missing six games because of a sore right hip.
Brandon Ingram had 29 points and Zion Williamson added 23 points and 14 rebounds for New Orleans.
MAVERICKS 115, NETS 98: Luka Doncic scored 27 points, Kristaps Porzingis added 18 in his return from injury and visiting Dallas snapped Brooklyn’s eight-game winning streak.
James Harden had 29 points for the Nets, but only four after halftime while playing as Brooklyn’s solo superstar. Kevin Durant missed his seventh straight game because of a left hamstring strain and Kyrie Irving rested his surgically repaired right shoulder.
KNICKS 110, PACERS 107: Julius Randle scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lift New York back to .500 with a win at home.
JAZZ 124, MAGIC 109: Donovan Mitchell scored 31 points and Joe Ingles filled in well again at point guard in place of Mike Conley to help Utah win on the road.
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