Without winning the new “Big 3” of the Nets

Cleveland – Colin Sexton added 25 points and nine assists, Andre Drummond added 19 points and 16 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Brooklyn Nets 125-113 on Friday night.

For the second time in three days, the Cavs were successful against Brooklyn, who played without superstar Kevin Durant. The striker was absent as a precaution, as he continues to regain his shape after surgery on the right Achilles tendon.

Kyrie Irving had 38 points, while James Harden had 19 points and 11 assists for Brooklyn, which fell 147-135 on Wednesday in the double overtime. This was the first game the Nets had on the trio.

Durant had 38 points that day and played 50 minutes, so the Nets decided to rest him on Friday. Brooklyn will play again on Saturday.

Jarret Allen – bought from the Nets in a colossal deal with Harden on January 14 – scored 19 points and scored six rebounds as a backup. Larry Nance Jr. had 15 points for Cleveland, who won three in a row and moved over the .500 mark to 8-7.

Dominant again Embiid

Joel Embiid had 38 points and 11 rebounds, Tobias Harris added 23 points, and the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Boston Celtics 122-110 on Friday night.

Seth Curry returned to the starting lineup of the Sixers, from which he missed six games after testing positive for COVID-19. He scored 15 points.

Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 42 points and nine rebounds, while Marcus Smart finished with 20 points.

The 76ers, in good health, once again looked like legitimate competitors in the East.

Embiid had collected 42 points on Wednesday in a victory over Boston itself. This time he produced another fantastic performance.

The Cameroonian hit 14 of 15 shots from the penalty line. He looked almost perfect after receiving a review from Smart.

The Boston player said that Embiid “falls and fouls” after the star’s center hit the line 21 times in the game in which he scored 42 points.

The Celtics made just 20 free throws in that commitment – none in the fourth quarter.