The Philadelphia 76ers were able to come up with a 114-109 win over the Chicago Bulls on the road on Saturday night for their second consecutive win. The team did get sloppy a bit after halftime as Chicago came charging back, but they were able to escape thanks to their star big man.
Joel Embiid returned after a one-game absence and he was huge down the stretch to lift the Sixers to a win. After missing two big free throws, he made up for his mistake as he drilled the go-ahead triple with 18.1 seconds left to give Philadelphia a 112-109 lead, and eventually, the win.
After the game, Embiid told NBC Sports Philadelphia about the shot: “Good play call by coach and I just had to do my job.”
He then took to Instagram and posted a picture of his reaction with an interesting caption,
https://www.instagram.com/p/CkUpTQpjLgq/
Embiid finished with 25 points and seven rebounds on the night and, now, the Sixers will be looking to win a third game in a row when they finish the 4-game road trip on Monday against the Washington Wizards.
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