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Joel Embiid showed why Philadelphia always have a shot at a long postseason run when he’s in the lineup.
Embiid had 23 points, 15 rebounds and one huge assist to Kelly Oubre Jr on a go-ahead three-point play that led the 76ers to a 105-104 win over the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament on Wednesday night.
Embiid exploded out of a quiet game late – there were boos from 76ers fans as the team struggled – in the fourth quarter and carried the Sixers back from 14 down in the second half. Embiid, who missed 43 games this season and finished out on a surgically repaired left knee, was a non-factor until his late surge as as Nicolas Batum and Buddy Hield sparked the 76ers in the second half. Batum had 20 points.
