The Philadelphia 76ers returned home on Saturday after a long 6-game road trip to play host to the Minnesota Timberwolves and they also had the return of Joel Embiid to the floor for the first time since March 12. Life was good for the Sixers.
They then went to work against the Wolves by using a big third-quarter run in order to pull away and win the game 122-113. They received 24 points and eight rebounds from Embiid in his return to the floor and he fed off the energy that the fans gave him in his first game in front of Philadelphia fans since March 11, 2020.
Tobias Harris had another big game with 32 points to lead Philadelphia, Ben Simmons added 14 points, eight rebounds, and six assists, Seth Curry had 13, and Shake Milton had 14 off the bench.
With that said, here are the three observations from the win: