Joel Embiid

All the Philadelphia 76ers wanted for Christmas was their eighth straight victory, and no double-digit deficit is insurmountable when Joel Embiid is in the giving spirit. After an uncharacteristically slow start against the New York Knicks, Embiid got rolling with 15 points in the third quarter as Philly swung the momentum back in their favor. By the time Embiid put back a missed De’Anthony Melton corner triple with less than five minutes to play in the fourth, the Sixers had surged to a 14-point lead and never looked back. Embiid’s 35 points and eight rebounds were a major reason his squad left the Big Apple filled with holiday cheer in the 119-112 victory on December 25, 2022.

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