Joel Embiid scored a playoff-career-high 40 points and grabbed 13 rebounds Tuesday as the host Philadelphia 76ers evened their Eastern Conference semifinal series with a 118-102 victory over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 2.
Once again, Embiid was questionable to play shortly before tipoff due to a small lateral meniscus tear in his right knee.
Tobias Harris added 22 points and Seth Curry had 21, including five 3-pointers, for the Sixers. Shake Milton scored 14 points in 14 minutes off the bench.
🔥 40 PTS FOR EMBIID 🔥@JoelEmbiid's #NBAPlayoffs career high powers the @sixers in Game 2.. Series tied 1-1 as it shifts to Atlanta, with Game 3 on Friday at 7:30pm/et on ESPN. #ThatsGame pic.twitter.com/3SJxIU7AlW
— NBA (@NBA) June 9, 2021
Philadelphia’s reserves were held scoreless in the first half but came through with 26 points in the second.
Trae Young put up 21…
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