How dare you use Ime Udoka's words against him?

PLUS: The Blazers graduate.

Good morning. Let’s basketball.

Walk on the Beach; Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida; 1909

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Scores

Bonus Monday score

Suns 119, Blazers 121 — I somehow forgot to include the Blazers-Suns overtime score from Monday in Tuesday’s newsletter. Devin Booker set the all-time Suns scoring record … but Deandre Ayton had a 25-20 still-feelin’-like-revenge game.

Put a pin in the Blazers.

Back to Tuesday scores

Mavericks 116, Sixers 118 — Joel Embiid got back into action, had a triple-double, scored to go-ahead bucket and got the game-sealing steal. (The Sixers did lose his minutes overall, for what it’s worth.) Hmm.

The Sixers just trapped Kyrie Irving on those final possessions, and the Mavericks didn’t have another good option. Anthony Davis will help that when he’s healthy, but having such a perimeter drop-off between Kyrie and the other Mavericks in terms of playmaking is going to hurt. Unless, of course, they trade for Kevin Durant?!