MIAMI (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 25 of his 32 points in the second half and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Miami Heat 109-98 on Saturday night.
Listed as questionable to play because of right elbow soreness, Embiid helped the 76ers outscore Miami 66-48 in the final two periods.
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“There’s no way I could have played worse than I did in the first half,” Embiid said of his 3-for-11 shooting. “I feel that I was probably the worst player in the NBA in that first half. All I needed to do was be aggressive.