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The 76ers lost 18 of their 30 games while Embiid was sidelined and are eighth in the Eastern Conference, dropping into the play-in positions after previously sitting in the automatic post-season spots.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Nikola Jokic scored 42 points with six assists and 16 rebounds to help the Denver Nuggets<\/b> to a 110-105 win against the San Antonio Spurs.<\/p>\n
The victory moved the Nuggets to the top of the Western Conference at the expense of the Oklahoma City Thunder, who drop to second after a second loss in four.<\/p>\n
The Dallas Mavericks’ seven-game winning streak came to an end with a 104-100 defeat against the Golden State Warriors<\/b> in San Francisco.<\/p>\n
Canadian Andrew Wiggins top-scored for the hosts with 23 points to make it five wins on the bounce for Golden State.<\/p>\n
The Los Angeles Lakers<\/b> sealed a 128-111 victory against the Toronto Raptors, consigning the Canadian franchise to a 14th successive loss.<\/p>\n
D’Angelo Russell scored 25 points with seven assists, while LeBron James added 23 points.<\/p>\n
Domantas Sabonis extended his post-merger NBA record of consecutive double-doubles, having achieved that feat in 58 successive games, with 22 points and 20 rebounds as the Sacramento Kings<\/b> beat the Los Angeles Clippers 109-95.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n