Joel Embiid scored 21 points, Ben Simmons returned from a four-game absence with an illness to add 12 and the host Philadelphia 76ers routed the struggling Oklahoma City Thunder 121-90 on Monday.
Tobias Harris contributed 11, Furkan Korkmaz and Paul Reed added 10 each and Dwight Howard swept 11 rebounds for the Sixers (40-21), who compiled 22 steals and snapped a season-high four-game losing streak. Starter Danny Green was held out with a sore hip.
It is the fastest the Sixers have reached 40 wins since 2001 when they advanced to the NBA Finals.
The Thunder (20-41) tied a franchise mark set in 2008 with their 14th consecutive loss.
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