Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid scored a play-off career-high 50 points in his team’s 125-114 win over the New York Knicks, in game three of their play-off series Thursday.
The win cuts the 76ers’ deficit in the Eastern Conference first-round play-offs to 2-1, game four in the best-of-seven series will be played in Philadelphia on Sunday.
The reigning NBA Champions , Denver Nuggets, moved one win away from reaching the Western Conference semi-finals as they claimed a 112-105 win on the road to take a 3-0 lead in their Western Conference play-offs against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Meanwhile, the Orlando Magic handed the Cleveland Cavaliers their heaviest ever post-season defeat with a convincing 121-83 victory.