The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Atlanta Hawks Monday evening, 129-112. The Sixers improve to 36-22 on the season while the Hawks on the other hand fall to 17-42. Joel Embiid led the way for Philly, scoring a career-high 49 points to go along with 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.
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Down a starter in Ben Simmons, Brett Brown had to tweak his starting lineup yet again. After being moved to the bench for the first time in his career (aside from a few games early in his rookie season), Al Horford was reinserted into the starting lineup against his former NBA club, joining Joel Embiid, Tobias Harris, Josh Richardson, and Shake Milton.