The Philadelphia 76ers were shorthanded once again on Friday night as they entered a matchup with the Chicago Bulls missing star Ben Simmons again due to a stomach illness and they were still missing Shake Milton. The important thing is, they still have Joel Embiid.
The big fella poured in a career-high 50 points and 17 rebounds while also dishing out five assists to lead the Sixers to a 112-105 win over the Bulls at home. Embiid was terrific all night long as he made sure Philadelphia did not lose this one.
Tobias Harris was solid once again going for 22 points, 12 rebounds, and seven assists, and Danny Green made some clutch plays as he finished with 13 points and five assists. Dwight Howard also contributed eight points and 10 rebounds off the bench.
With that said, here are the three observations in this one: