Over his last five games, Embiid is averaging 30.4 points per game which is up from his season average of 24.4. The big fella has taken games over and has thrown the Sixers on his

Embiid scored a season-high 37 points on Monday in Portland, and the way he got those points was the most encouraging sign.

Here are the three biggest takeaways for Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers in a blowout win over the Brooklyn Nets.

Philadelphia center Joel Embiid was fined $75,000 by the NBA on Friday for making obscene gestures during the first half of the the 76ers’ 118-114 road victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday.

Valanciunas is a double-double machine who would be a presence down low. Perhaps his biggest appeal is that he is a capable starting center, which could be useful because the Sixers will be careful about Joel Embiid’s health throughout the rest of the season.

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.

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),

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.

The Philadelphia 76ers (14-19) concluded a road trip against the Brooklyn Nets (13-22). The Sixers needed to wash off their recent brutal losses and faced a short-handed Nets team that’s all but begging to lose.