Basketball

DETROIT (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 30 of his 41 points in the first half and the Philadelphia 76ers handed the Detroit Pistons their 21st straight loss, 129-111 on Wednesday night to open a home-and-home series. Embiid also had 11 rebounds.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was suspended indefinitely by the NBA on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after he hit Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in the face and received a Flagrant 2 foul and ejection.

NEW YORK (AP) — Taj Gibson is returning to the New York Knicks, reuniting coach Tom Thibodeau with one of his trusted veteran players.

DALLAS (AP) — LeBron James didn't get the same break as his Los Angeles Lakers teammates after they won the NBA's inaugural In-Season Tournament.

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 33 points and 17 assists, Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a season-high 32 points and the Dallas Mavericks beat Los Angeles 127-125 on Tuesday night in the Lakers’ first game since winning the inaugural In-Season Tournament.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard sat in the second half of back-to-backs last season. Now he's healthy and highly productive.

PHOENIX (AP) — Draymond Green keeps losing his temper. Golden State keeps losing basketball games. The Warriors dropped another one on Tuesday night, falling 119-116 to the Phoenix Suns.

Cleveland Cavaliers (13-11, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (17-5, first in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota Timberwolves (17-5, first in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (15-8, third in the Western Conference) Dallas; Thursday, 8:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City Thunder (15-7, second in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (13-9, fifth in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Thursday, 10 p.m.