PHILADELPHIA - Joel Embiid had 38 points and 11 rebounds, Tobias Harris scored 23 points and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 122-110 on Friday night.Seth Curry returned to the Sixers’ starting lineup following a seven-game absence because of a positive COVID-19 test and scored 15 points.Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 42 points and nine rebounds, and Marcus Smart had 20 points.Embiid followed a 42-point outing in a win over Boston on Wednesday night with another fantastic effort.
He made 14 of 15 from the free-throw line -- a near-flawless retort after some mild criticism from Smart.Smart said Embiid "flails and gets the calls" after the All-Star center went to the line 21 times in his 42-point game.