Joel Embiid scored 27 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 117-93 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night.
It was Embiid’s first time playing both ends of a back-to-back since returning from missing 10 games due to a knee injury.
After Friday’s loss in New Orleans, Embiid’s status was in doubt after an awkward fall. But after going just 5 of 16 from the floor in that loss, Embiid spent some time on the court after the game working on his shot.
After missing his first two shots Saturday night, Embiid got going. And three Philadelphia starters — Embiid, Ben Simmons and Furkan Korkmaz — scored 10 points each in the opening quarter as the 76ers jumped o…
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