Embiid scores 41 on return in Sixers romp

English Woman's Journal - Embiid scores 41 on return in Sixers romp

SPORTS 15.01.2024

Embiid scores 41 on return in Sixers romp / Photo: Tim Nwachukwu - GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP

Joel Embiid scored 41 points in a dazzling return from injury on Monday as the Philadelphia 76ers romped past the Houston Rockets 124-115.

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Kicking off a packed slate of NBA fixtures as the US marked the Martin Luther King Jr. public holiday, the Sixers were always in control as they cruised to victory.

Embiid had missed the Sixers' past three games after twisting his left knee in a January 5 defeat to the New York Knicks.

But the NBA's reigning Most Valuable Player showed no sign of rustiness as he posted his seventh 40-point game of the season, adding 10 rebounds and three assists.

Embiid shot 12-of-21 from the field, and was near-perfect from the foul line, making 16 of 17 free throws in a comfortable win for the Sixers, who improved to 25-13 to remain in third place in the Eastern Conference.

Embiid's performance also extended a remarkable scoring streak.

The 29-year-old has now gone 16 consecutive games with at least 30 points and 10 rebounds, tying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the second-longest streak of its kind in NBA history. Only Wilt Chamberlain is ahead of Embiid and Abdul-Jabbar.

Embiid received scoring support in Monday's rout from Tyrese Maxey with 27 points while Patrick Beverley added 11 from the bench and Tobias Harris 10.

Jalen Green led Houston's scoring with 20 points while Alperen Sengun finished with 19.

Houston (19-20) made a bright start to lead by one point early in the first quarter, but were unable to respond as the Sixers kicked it up a gear and surged clear by 14 points by the end of the period.

The Sixers controlled the remainder of the game, roaring into a 28-point lead at one stage.

N.Macleod--EWJ

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English Woman's Journal - Embiid scores 41 on return in Sixers romp