Embiid's 47 points, Harden's triple-double bring Sixers victory over Cavaliers

By Selcuk Bugra Gokalp

ANKARA (AA) - The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 112-108 in NBA on Sunday.

Joel Embiid led the Sixers with 47 points, 17 rebounds, despite playing with a sore ankle, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.

James Harden contributed to the 76ers victory with his triple-double of 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

Darius Garland became the most scoring player of the Cavaliers with 23 points.

The Philadelphia 76ers placed 4th with 48 wins and 30 loses while the Cleveland Cavaliers lay at the 7th spot with 43 wins 36 defeats in the Eastern Conference standings.

- Kings hold longest playoff drought in NBA history

The Sacramento Kings lost to the Golden State Warriors 90-109 and failed to qualify for the playoffs in their 16th consecutive season on Sunday.

After the defeat, the Kings now hold the record for longest playoff drought in NBA history.

Before the Sunday's game, the Kings were two and a half games behind the Los Angeles Lakers and three and a half games behind the Spurs for the final play-in spot of the Western Conference.

The Warriors shattered their playoff dreams in a game which Andrew Wiggins scored 25 points at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

The Golden State Warriors lays at the 3rd spot with 50 wins and 29 loses while the Sacramento Kings placed 12th with 29 wins and 50 defeats in the Western Conference standings.

- Results:

Cleveland Cavaliers - Philadelphia 76ers: 108-112

Orlando Magic - New York Knicks: 88-118

Toronto Raptors - Miami Heat: 109-114

Houston Rockets - Minnesota Timberwolves: 132-139

Oklahoma City Thunder - Phoenix Suns: 117-96

San Antonio Spurs - Portland Trail Blazers: 113-92

Sacramento Kings - Golden State Warriors: 90-109

LA Clippers - New Orleans Pelicans: 119-100