WASHINGTON (AP) Washington’s John Wall threw down three one-handed dunks in the first half of the Wizards’ 100-79 victory over Philadelphia on Thursday, demonstrating his full recuperation from knee surgery.
Wall scored all of his nine points in the first half and also had nine assists and three steals in his second preseason game. The star point guard had surgery on both of his knees in May to address lingering pain that had bothered him for a couple of years.
”It felt like my first game of my career,” Wall said.
Wall played nearly 20 minutes. He made 4 of 11 shots, but was 0 for 3 on 3-pointers. Bradley Beal led the way for the Wizards with 22 points, including 5 of 6 on 3s, with five rebounds and four assists in 24 minutes.
Joel Embiid had 11 points and 12 rebounds in 14 minutes for the 76ers, continuing to show encouraging signs in his first preseason action after spending the last two years dealing with foot problems.
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GRIZZLIES 110, THUNDER 94
TULSA, Oklahoma – Marc Gasol scored 21 points and hit 3-of-5 3-pointers to push Memphis past Oklahoma City.
Alex Abrines led the Thunder with 19 points and hit 5 of 6 3s.
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RAPTORS 119, CAVALIERS 94
CLEVELAND – Kyle Lowry scored 25 points and dished out six assists in the first half to help Toronto cruise past Cleveland.
LeBron James did not play for the Cavaliers, who lost Channing Frye to a sprained right ankle. Kevin Love led Cleveland with 19 points and four rebounds.
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PISTONS 99, HAWKS 94
ATLANTA – Ish Smith and Tobias Harris scored 18 points apiece and Detroit claimed its first preseason win, defeating Atlanta.
Dennis Schroder led the Hawks with 17 points, along with nine assists. Dwight Howard added 15 points and nine rebounds.
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CELTICS 100, NETS 97
NEW YORK – Al Horford had 13 points and nine rebounds to lead Boston over Brooklyn.
Luis Scola had 14 points, 11 rebounds and five assists in 28 minutes for the Nets.
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CLIPPERS 109, TRAIL BLAZERS 108
LOS ANGELES – Jamal Crawford hit a jumper with 0.2 seconds left to clinch it for the Los Angeles Clippers and hand Portland its first loss of the preseason.
C.J. McCollum had 20 points, five rebounds and four assists for the Blazers, who had trailed by 18 in the first half before rallying to take the lead late.
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KINGS 116, LAKERS 104
LAS VEGAS – Anthony Tolliver hit all seven of his 3-pointers for 21 points to lead Sacramento over the Los Angeles Lakers.
D’Angelo Russell continued his impressive preseason with 31 points in 33 minutes for the Lakers. The second-year point guard also had 11 assists and hit 5 of 6 3-pointers.
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