Had Embiid played the second night of the back-to-back for the Sixers he and George would have played their 14th game together out of Philadelphia's first 50 games of the year. Instead they still haven't crossed paths on the court in over a month and Philadelphia remains in 11th place in the Eastern Conference.

Joel Embiid hopes his return to the lineup isn't just a one-day thing. The injury-plagued Philadelphia 76ers center showed no rust in his return from a left knee injury that sidelined him for a month,