The Philadelphia 76ers returned to the floor on Wednesday for the first time since Saturday and they welcomed their star big man back with open arms. On this night, they needed him.
Joel Embiid had himself another huge night with 42 points and nine rebounds to lead the Sixers to a 117-109 win over the Boston Celtics at home. Embiid was dominant in the low post all night long and he made sure Philadelphia was walking away with the win in this one.
Tobias Harris added 22 points and five assists, Shake Milton had 16 points off the bench with Dwight Howard adding seven and 10 rebounds, and Ben Simmons had 11 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists. Danny Green also had 12 points in support.
With that said, here are the three observations in this one: