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Embiid scores 34 points in return, helping the 76ers beat the Hornets 108-98
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Joel Embiid had 34 points and nine assists after missing a game because of a sinus fracture, helping the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Charlotte Hornets 108-98 on Friday night.
Wearing a protective “ Phantom of the Opera ” mask, Embiid was introduced to a roaring ovation.
Embiid scored 22 points in the first three quarters to lead the 76ers to their fourth win in five games. Philadelphia is still well under .500 at 9-16 but a recent hot streak has it at least within striking distance of a play-in tournament berth.
Embiid has been ravaged by injuries this season and has only played in seven games, mostly due to knee soreness.
Vasilije Micic led the Hornets with 20 points. They lost their fourth straight game and have lost for the 12th time in 13 games.
Charlotte: LaMelo Ball sat out as the Hornets manage his injured left calf. The Hornets are being cautious with how they handle Ball, who had 34 points and 13 assists a night earlier in a loss at Washington.
76ers: Tyrese Maxey scored 23 points and Paul George had five points and 10 rebounds. The heralded Big Three of All-Stars Embiid, Maxey and George started a game together for only the fourth time this season.
The 76ers went wild in the first quarter. Maxey hit four 3s and the 76ers shot 56% overall from the floor to race to an 18-point lead.
Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 22 points for Philadelphia. He combined with Maxey to hit eight of the 76ers' 12 3-pointers.
Charlotte hosts Houston on Monday, while the 76ers play Saturday at Cleveland.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nick Richards vs. Joel Embiid (Kelly Oubre Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 11:56 | | Miles Bridges blocks KJ Martin's two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 11:52 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 11:45 | | Joel Embiid misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:42 |  | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | Vasilije Micic misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:27 | | Paul George defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Joel Embiid misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:08 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | Miles Bridges turnover (bad pass) (KJ Martin steals) | ||
| 10:44 | | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point running pullup jump shot (Joel Embiid assists) | 0-3 |
| 10:29 | | Vasilije Micic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point driving reverse layup (Paul George assists) | 0-5 |
| 9:54 | | +2 | Josh Green makes two point driving dunk (Vasilije Micic assists) | 2-5 |
| 9:37 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point driving hook shot | 2-7 |
| 9:37 | | Josh Green shooting foul (Joel Embiid draws the foul) | ||
| 9:37 | | +1 | Joel Embiid makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 2-8 |
| 9:23 | | +2 | Nick Richards makes two point driving dunk | 4-8 |
| 9:12 | | +3 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes three point jump shot (Paul George assists) | 4-11 |
| 8:53 | | Cody Martin misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:52 | | Nick Richards offensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | +2 | Nick Richards makes two point tip layup | 6-11 |
| 8:39 | | Tyrese Maxey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:37 | | KJ Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | KJ Martin turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:27 | | Vasilije Micic misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:24 | | KJ Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 8:17 | | +3 | Joel Embiid makes three point jump shot (Kelly Oubre Jr. assists) | 6-14 |
| 8:01 | | Miles Bridges misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 7:58 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | +3 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes three point jump shot (Paul George assists) | 6-17 |
| 7:40 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:24 | | +2 | Cody Martin makes two point driving floating jump shot (Nick Richards assists) | 8-17 |
| 7:04 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:02 | | Paul George offensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | +3 | Paul George makes three point jump shot | 8-20 |
| 6:41 | | Miles Bridges turnover (lost ball) (Kelly Oubre Jr. steals) | ||
| 6:34 | | Paul George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:30 | | Vasilije Micic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:21 | | Paul George defensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point jump shot (Joel Embiid assists) | 8-23 |
| 5:59 | | KJ Martin personal foul (Josh Green draws the foul) | ||
| 5:49 | | +3 | Cody Martin makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Wong assists) | 11-23 |
| 5:37 | | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point pullup jump shot | 11-26 |
| 5:19 | | Isaiah Wong turnover (bad pass) (KJ Martin steals) | ||
| 5:15 | | Joel Embiid turnover (bad pass) (Cody Martin steals) | ||
| 5:10 | | Josh Green misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:09 | | Nick Richards offensive rebound | ||
| 5:07 | | +2 | Nick Richards makes two point putback layup | 13-26 |
| 4:45 | | Nick Richards personal foul (Joel Embiid draws the foul) | ||
| 4:34 | | Joel Embiid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:30 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | Nick Richards turnover (lost ball) (Tyrese Maxey steals) | ||
| 4:17 | | Cody Martin shooting foul (Kelly Oubre Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:17 | | +1 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-27 |
| 4:17 | | +1 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-28 |
| 3:54 | | Andre Drummond shooting foul (Moussa Diabate draws the foul) | ||
| 3:54 | | +1 | Moussa Diabate makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-28 |
| 3:54 | | +1 | Moussa Diabate makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-28 |
| 3:41 | | Paul George misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:38 | | Ricky Council IV offensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | Andre Drummond misses two point layup | ||
| 3:35 | | Paul George offensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | Paul George misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:34 | | Seth Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | +3 | DaQuan Jeffries makes three point jump shot (Seth Curry assists) | 18-28 |
| 3:03 | | +2 | Ricky Council IV makes two point cutting layup (Kelly Oubre Jr. assists) | 18-30 |
| 2:53 | | +3 | Tidjane Salaun makes three point pullup jump shot (Isaiah Wong assists) | 21-30 |
| 2:36 | | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point jump shot (Paul George assists) | 21-33 |
| 2:15 | | Moussa Diabate turnover (lost ball) (Andre Drummond steals) | ||
| 2:09 | | 76ers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:02 | | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point driving finger roll layup | 21-35 |
| 2:02 | | DaQuan Jeffries shooting foul (Tyrese Maxey draws the foul) | ||
| 2:02 | | +1 | Tyrese Maxey makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-36 |
| 1:47 | | +2 | Isaiah Wong makes two point pullup jump shot | 23-36 |
| 1:24 | | Tyrese Maxey misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:20 | | Guerschon Yabusele offensive rebound | ||
| 1:16 | | Guerschon Yabusele turnover (bad pass) (DaQuan Jeffries steals) | ||
| 1:03 | | Moussa Diabate misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:01 | | Ricky Council IV defensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | +2 | Ricky Council IV makes two point running dunk | 23-38 |
| 0:35 | | Isaiah Wong misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:35 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 0:23 | | +3 | Ricky Council IV makes three point jump shot (Guerschon Yabusele assists) | 23-41 |
| 0:02 | | Seth Curry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | Kyle Lowry personal foul (Moussa Diabate draws the foul) | ||
| 11:41 | | Josh Green misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:38 | | Guerschon Yabusele defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | Andre Drummond misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:23 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | DaQuan Jeffries misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:10 | | Paul George defensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | Paul George turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:48 | | DaQuan Jeffries misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 10:47 | | DaQuan Jeffries offensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | +2 | DaQuan Jeffries makes two point tip layup | 25-41 |
| 10:41 | | DaQuan Jeffries blocks Paul George's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:39 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Andre Drummond offensive foul (Charge) (Nick Richards draws the foul) | ||
| 10:32 | | Andre Drummond turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:19 | | DaQuan Jeffries misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:18 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | Guerschon Yabusele misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Josh Green defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Nick Richards misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Guerschon Yabusele defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:32 | | Guerschon Yabusele offensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | +2 | Guerschon Yabusele makes two point putback layup | 25-43 |
| 9:15 | | Kyle Lowry personal foul (DaQuan Jeffries draws the foul) | ||
| 9:08 | | Cody Martin misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 9:02 | | Kyle Lowry defensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | +2 | Guerschon Yabusele makes two point driving layup | 25-45 |
| 8:47 | | Miles Bridges shooting foul (Guerschon Yabusele draws the foul) | ||
| 8:47 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:47 | | Guerschon Yabusele misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:43 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | Vasilije Micic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:21 | | Eric Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | Paul George misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:12 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | Cody Martin turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Lowry steals) | ||
| 8:08 | | Guerschon Yabusele misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 8:06 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | Kyle Lowry shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 7:49 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 26-45 |
| 7:49 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 27-45 |
| 7:49 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 28-45 |
| 7:28 | | Joel Embiid misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:26 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | Vasilije Micic misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:09 | | Paul George defensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | Paul George turnover (bad pass) (Miles Bridges steals) | ||
| 6:54 | | +2 | Cody Martin makes two point running dunk (Miles Bridges assists) | 30-45 |
| 6:30 | | Nick Richards blocks Paul George's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:28 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 6:22 | | +2 | Cody Martin makes two point running finger roll layup (Vasilije Micic assists) | 32-45 |
| 6:22 | | 76ers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:00 | | Joel Embiid misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:58 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | 76ers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 5:44 | | Vasilije Micic turnover (bad pass) (Eric Gordon steals) | ||
| 5:42 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point running finger roll layup (Eric Gordon assists) | 32-47 |
| 5:42 | | Tidjane Salaun shooting foul (Kelly Oubre Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:42 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:39 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | +3 | Vasilije Micic makes three point stepback jump shot | 35-47 |
| 5:06 | | Tyrese Maxey misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:04 | | DaQuan Jeffries defensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | Cody Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:52 | | KJ Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | +2 | Eric Gordon makes two point driving floating jump shot (Joel Embiid assists) | 35-49 |
| 4:13 | | +3 | Tidjane Salaun makes three point jump shot (Cody Martin assists) | 38-49 |
| 4:02 | | Tyrese Maxey turnover (lost ball) (Cody Martin steals) | ||
| 3:59 | | +2 | Cody Martin makes two point running dunk | 40-49 |
| 3:45 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Joel Embiid assists) | 40-51 |
| 3:32 | | Cody Martin misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:29 | | Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound | ||
| 3:15 | | +3 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes three point jump shot (Joel Embiid assists) | 40-54 |
| 3:15 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:52 | | +2 | DaQuan Jeffries makes two point driving floating jump shot (Tidjane Salaun assists) | 42-54 |
| 2:35 | |