Joel Embiid made his long-awaited return, and while it wasn’t always pretty, it was exactly what the Sixers needed. Embiid dropped a 29-point, 11-rebound, ...

There were predictable bumps in the road, but, Embiid and Tyrese Maxey were too good for the new-look Dallas Mavericks to overcome after a slew of late-game haymakers thrown by each team.