Joel Embiid's 42-Point, 14-Rebound Game Helps Sixers Outlast Bucks In Final Game Before All-Star Break
Embiid put the 76ers ahead for good at 117-116 with a 10-footer with 2:32 left.
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Embiid put the 76ers ahead for good at 117-116 with a 10-footer with 2:32 left.
The margin of victory was the largest by the Celtics over Philadelphia in a rivalry that has been played 457 times.
Harden made his debut as a Sixers Tuesday night after all -- just not in a playing role.
Harden is set to make his Sixers debut on Feb. 25 at Minnesota.
"I have been making everyone shoot the jersey into the basket, but I tell them to miss it on purpose because that's what Ben would have done," Mcgehean said.
Sixers fans rushed the team stores when doors opened to get the jump on Harden jerseys.
Harden's debut for Philadelphia is on hold at least until next week.
Ben Simmons has played his last game as a Philadelphia 76er.
Some fans were seen placing bets on the Sixers to win the championship after the trade.
Joel Embiid once again proving he's the GOAT on Twitter.
Joel Embiid had 34 points and 12 rebounds for the Sixers, though he mishandled the ball twice in the final minutes to doom their comeback try.
The game was delayed 44 minutes midway through the first period when one of the rims was determined to be crooked.
Joel Embiid had 27 points and 14 rebounds for the Sixers but missed a couple of gimmes late that could have changed the game.
The 27-year-old averaged 34 points, 10.8 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 1.5 blocks in 14 games in January.
Neither team led by more than four in a back-and-forth and exciting fourth quarter and overtime.
Embiid, the first Sixer voted a starter in at least five straight All-Star Games since Hall of Famer Allen Iverson, had a pretty good off night for the Sixers.
Embiid, since Christmas Day, leads the NBA in scoring, averaging 34.7 points.
Embiid, who finished runner-up in the MVP voting last season, continues to make a push for the award.
Embiid also had 12 rebounds and three blocks while making 17 of 23 field goals and 15 of 17 free throws.
Embiid finished five points shy of setting a franchise record with 30 or more points in nine straight games.
Joel Embiid scored 31 points for the fifth straight game and the Sixers' seven-game winning streak ended.
Embiid turned in his seventh straight 30-point game and also had six assists. He was 9 of 16 from the field and made all 13 of his free throws.
Embiid has scored at least 31 points in every game during the winning streak and has averaged 33.2 points and 10.5 rebounds in that stretch
The 76ers, who notched their NBA-best 14th road victory of the season, tied a season high with a fifth straight win overall.
Joel Embiid has been named the NBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Month of December.
