No Embiid, no problem as Sixers blow past Magic
Tyrese Maxey scored 23 points and Tobias Harris and De'Anthony Melton added 22 each for the Philadelphia 76ers, who beat the Orlando Magic 112-92 despite playing without reigning MVP Joel Embiid. Paul Reed had 15 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks for the Sixers while starting at center for Embiid, the league's leading scorer who missed a second straight game with a sprained right ankle.  Philadelphia has won nine of its past 11 games. Harris scored twice during a 9-0 run that gave the 76ers the first of three 11-point leads they held in the third period.  Elsewhere, Giannis Antetokounmbo and Khris Middleton combined for 59 points as Milwaukee cruised past Brooklyn 144-122. The duo were among seven Bucks in double figures, as Milwaukee shot a blistering 57 percent from the field. The Nets rested three starters and barely played two others on the night after a victory in Detroit that extended the Pistons’ losing streak to 27, an NBA single-season record. Their rotation featuring a number of rookies and players on two-way contracts put up a good fight for three quarters before the Bucks put them away. (AP)