National Basketball Association

Embiid scores 25 to lead 76ers to first win

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 7:13 p.m. ET

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) Joel Embiid scored 16 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to their first victory of the season, 109-105 over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.

Ersan Ilyasova added 14 points for Philadelphia, which was the last winless team in the NBA. The 76ers snapped a 44-game losing streak in October and November that dated to Nov. 22, 2013.

And they can thank Embiid, the No. 3 pick of the 2014 draft who missed the last two seasons due to a broken foot but has returned as a leading Rookie of the Year candidate.

Paul George had 26 points and Monta Ellis added 19 for the Pacers.