Joel Embiid returned to action after an 8-game absence and recorded 33 points (18 in the 4th quarter) and 12 rebounds to lead the 76ers to a 106-89 victory over the Pacers today in Philadelphia. Embiid recorded his 41st game with 20+ points/10+ rebounds this season, the most by a 76er in a single season since Charles Barkley (47) in 1989-90. Tobias Harris added 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in the victory, while Bojan Bogdanovic scored 18 points (6-16 FG) and grabbed 5 rebounds to lead the Pacers in the losing effort. With the win, the 76ers have moved into 3rd place in the Eastern Conference and clinched the tiebreaker over the Pacers by winning the season series, 3-1, as they improve to 43-24. The Pacers fall to 4th place in the Eastern Conference with a record of 42-25 on the season.
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