On January 3, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the 76ers played the Bulls at home. Embiid ushered in a comeback in this game, and the 76ers felt very hot when they came up, scoring 43 points in a single quarter, establishing a 25-point lead, and directly laying the victory in the first quarter, after which the 76ers completely took the initiative on the court, did not give the Bulls any chance to fight back, and the game lost suspense early. In the end, the 76ers defeated the Bulls 110-97 at home and successfully completed revenge.
In this game, Embiid ushered in a comeback after missing 4 consecutive games, and the team's state was also very hot, completely suppressing the Bulls, and the offensive end burst inside and outside to score consecutive points, scoring 43 points in the first quarter of the game, while the Bulls only scored 18 points, with a net win of 25 points in a single quarter, which is also the largest net win in the first quarter of this season so far. In the second quarter, the 76ers were still in hot condition, and the Bulls were completely suppressed and could not close the score at all, and the 76ers led the Bulls 73-42 at halftime.
In the second half, the Bulls finally found some form, and the 76ers no longer felt hot, but the momentum was still completely suppressed by the opponent, Embiid's state was still hot, and he had already gotten a triple-double after the third quarter of the game, and he clocked in and out of work in advance. The final quarter of the game also entered garbage time early, both teams replaced the bench players, and the 76ers' offensive performance was no longer hot, but the Bulls' bench scoring ability was not strong, and the point difference was always above 20 points. In the end, the 76ers defeated the Bulls 110-97.
Embiid was still in hot form after his comeback, playing only three quarters, 10-of-20, 2-of-5 three-pointers, 9-of-12 free throws, and a triple-double of 31 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists. In the last game, the 76ers lost to the Bulls without Embiid, and this time Embiid returned and directly won a big victory, which shows the importance of Embiid to the team. This time, Embiid also broke the record, scoring 30+ in 15 consecutive games, becoming the first player since Harden to do so, and at least 30 points and 10 rebounds in 14 consecutive games, second only to Abdul-Jabbar's 16 consecutive games.
In addition to Embiid, the 76ers played very well this time, Maxey scored 21 points on 4-of-7 three-pointers, Harris scored 20 points on 9-of-13, and the Big Three all hit 20+ this time, and they all scored 72 points together, and they all only played three quarters. However, this time the bench players did not play very well, and did not grasp the opportunity to show themselves, only scored 12 points in the final quarter, and the opponent successfully narrowed some points difference.