The Sixers trailed 11-0 early, but they were able to respond rather quickly and led by as many as 31 on their way to the win. With that being said, the Sixers still have to grow the Paul George-Joel Embiid pairing in order for their trio to move forward.

Joel Embiid totaled 28 points and 12 rebounds in three quarters as the Philadelphia 76ers overcame an extremely early 11-point deficit and rolled to a 123-94 victory over the short-handed Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night in New York.

Ziaire Williams had 19 points and Keon Johnson chipped in 15 for the short-handed Nets, who have lost 12 out of their last 16 games. The Nets were playing without starters Cam Thomas (left strained ankle),