3 observations: Joel Embiid lifts Sixers past NBA-leading Jazz at home
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Both the Philadelphia 76ers and the Utah Jazz entered this matchup with a lot of hype. Both teams sit at the top of their respective conferences and both teams were healthy with Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris all set and ready to go.
With Embiid back on the floor, the Sixers were able to come away with a 131-123 win in overtime over the NBA-leading Jazz. The big fella went to work and had 40 points and 18 rebounds in the win as he made a statement against Jazz big man Rudy Gobert. He made a ridiculously tough 3-pointer to force overtime as he was falling away. He was terrific all night.
Ben Simmons added 17 points and seven assists, Dwight Howard added 12, Shake Milton also had 12 off the bench, Harris added 22, with 11 coming in overtime, and nine rebounds in his return to the floor, and Seth Curry added 14.
Here are the three observations after an impressive win:
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