Tyrese Maxey scored 36 points, including clutch plays late in regulation and at the end of overtime, lifting the Philadelphia 76ers to a 128-122 home win over the Houston Rockets on Thursday.Maxey added 10 assists for Philadelphia, while Joel Embiid put up some impressive stats of his own with 32 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists. Kelly Oubre Jr chipped in 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting for the Sixers.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listKevin Durant spurred Houston’s offence with 36 points, although he also committed eight of the team’s 17 turnovers. Amen Thompson pitched in with 17 points and nine assists for the Rockets, who had their three-game winning streak halted.Houston led 107-101 before Maxey scored 11 points in the final four minutes of regulation to draw Philadelphia even at 115-115, with 40.1 seconds left.Nuggets 107, Wizards 97Peyton Watson scored a career-high 35 points to go along with eight rebounds, leading visiting Denver to a victory over Washington.Watson made 10 of 16 shots from the floor – including 6 of 8 from 3-point range – and added four blocks. Denver’s Jamal Murray scored 24 points, and Jonas Valanciunas added 16 to go along with nine rebounds in his return from an 11-game absence due to a right calf strain.Kyshawn George collected 20 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, and rookie Tre Johnson scored 19 points for the reeling Wizards, who have …
