"PHILADELPHIA -- Not only did the 76ers find their way to a dramatic 128-122 victory over the Houston Rockets here at Xfinity Mobile Arena Thursday night, but on the two-year anniversary of Joel Embiid scoring 70 points here against the San Antonio Spurs, the superstar center put up a 32-point triple-double."
"For the 76ers, though, all that matters is that a little more than halfway through this 2025-26 season, their star center is beginning to round back into the form that made him into the NBA's Most Valuable Player in 2023, and consistently one of its dominant scorers for most of the past decade before knee injuries limited him to just 19 ineffective games last season."
Joel Embiid recorded 32 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists in a 128-122 win over the Houston Rockets at Xfinity Mobile Arena. He played 46 minutes, the most he has played in any regular-season game in more than three years. Coach Nick Nurse called the performance a pretty big step forward. Embiid joked about the two-year anniversary of his 70-point game and quipped about having a baby on January 22nd. He shot 10-for-19 from the floor and 11-for-12 from the free-throw line. The performance suggests a return toward his 2023 MVP form after knee injuries limited him to 19 games last season. The game came a little more than halfway through the 2025-26 season.
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