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Joel Embiid's first dunk of season fires up rising Sixers

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NEW YORK -- It took more than two months, but Joel Embiid had his first dunk of the 2025-26 NBA season, and it capped the Philadelphia 76ers' 130-119 victory over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.

The win moved Philadelphia five games over .500 for the first time this season.

"It was whatever," Embiid, who finished with 26 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, said with a smile.