Joel Embiid Poster Triple-Double, GO-AHEAD SCORE SPAND IN WILL OVER MAVERICKS IN REST OF MONTHLY ABSATION

Joel Embiid is back.

The All-Star 76ers Center returned to the Philadelphia lineup on Tuesday night to help lead the 76s to a 118-116 victory over a Dallas Mavericks team that played in the wake of the Luka Doncic trade.

Embiid posted a triple-double with 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. And he scored the leading bucket with 22 seconds left on a pass from Guerschon Yabusele to secure a 117-116 76ers Edge.

Mavericks did not score again when the 76s held on for a victory in Embiid’s return from a 15-game absence with foot and knee injuries. The 76s won to play without Paul George against a short -haired Mavericks team that does not yet have an active Anthony Davis.

Davis was on the sidelines for the first time as a Maverick after being treated for Dončić. But he sat with an abdominal strain that he suffered last week while playing for Lakers. He said on Thursday That he may be able to return to court on Thursday for Mavericks’ NBA Finals Rematch against Boston Celtics.

Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Emphid (21) responds after scoring during the first half of a NBA basketball match against Dallas Mavericks, Tuesday, February 4, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Emphid (21) responds after scoring during the first half of a NBA basketball match against Dallas Mavericks, Tuesday, February 4, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Emphid (21) responds after scoring during the first half of a NBA basketball match against Dallas Mavericks, Tuesday, February 4, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

The game was just the 14th of the season of EMBIID. Due to various reasons, including suspension, emergency control and swelling of the foot and knee, which recently parted him, Embiid has missed 35 of Philadelphia’s 49 games this season. In the games he played before Tuesday, Embiid was an average of 24.4 points, 7.9 rebounds, 3.8 assists and one block per day. Match.

A 76ers team with the goal of competing on top of the eastern conference now 20-29 with Tuesday’s win.