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76ers' win over Celtics shows Philly's potential, Embiid says - ESPN

BOSTON — A month ago, the Philadelphia 76ers seemed like a team headed for infamy.

Having come into the season with championship aspirations, the 76ers instead saw themselves sitting at an unfathomable 3-14 on Thanksgiving Day, with daily questions about whether they would be better off trying to keep their draft pick as opposed to attempting to reach the postseason.

But after Wednesday's 118-114 Christmas Day victory over the defending champion Boston Celtics, Philadelphia has now ripped off wins in eight of its past 11 games, has climbed out of the basement in the Eastern Conference and has renewed the team's hopes of a deep postseason run.

«We got a high ceiling,» said Joel Embiid, who twisted his ankle when he stepped on a security guard's foot during warmups but finished with 27 points and 9 rebounds in 31 minutes for Philadelphia (11-17). «It's all about us putting it together.

»I don't think that was close to our best basketball, but we got a pretty good chance. So it's all about looking for some luck, and staying healthy."

Luck has been in short supply for Embiid and the 76ers. They've already seen Paul George hyperextend his left knee twice in the first couple of months of the season, and Embiid himself is coming off the third facial fracture he's suffered in his career. Wednesday's showdown with Philadelphia's blood rivals in Boston was just the sixth time this season the team's three tentpole stars — Embiid, George and Tyrese Maxey — all were available for the same game, and they've now played a total of 102 minutes together.

Christmas Day, though, became an opportunity for them to show that things could finally be turning around. Since Thanksgiving, albeit against a favorable schedule, Philadelphia is tied

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