Although the Hornets tightened the score with Philadelphia throughout the game, Embiid's presence still gave Philadelphia a greater certainty of victory. Embiid once again easily scored 30+, extending his streak of 30+ games to 20 games. On January 21, 2024, Beijing time, the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Charlotte Hornets 97-89. Embiid had 33 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.
Embiid is still in hot form after his comeback, although the previous record of 30+10 is over, Embiid still holds the record of 19 consecutive 30+ games, and his good form is the key to Philadelphia's victory. Embiid didn't choose to take a break in back-to-back games, after all, if he wants to defend his regular season MVP, he needs to meet the number of appearances, and since he has been out of action for many games, Embiid doesn't have much to play. Fortunately, Embiid was in good shape, scoring consecutive offensive baskets after the opening, and Embiid scored 7 points after only 5 minutes in the first quarter. After Batum scored 2 points, Philadelphia still put the offensive dominance in Embiid's hands, and Embiid also threatened the basket and scored 6 points in a row.
Embiid's scoring alone obviously didn't guarantee offensive continuity, and Rozier's free throws helped the Hornets take the lead. Maxey's breakaway helped Philadelphia equalize, while Harris and Reed also scored back-to-back points as Philadelphia regained control of the lead. After a short break, Embiid returned to the court, and after he came on the court, he quickly played 2+1, and Philadelphia also extended the gap to 11 points. However, Philadelphia's shooting touch after that was suddenly lost, and the Hornets seized the opportunity to fight back, and after a 10-0 offensive wave, the Hornets narrowed the gap to just one point.
Philadelphia clearly didn't want to be overtaken by the Hornets, and Embiid hit the basket after holding the ball, and Philadelphia temporarily halted the decline. However, the Hornets stepped up their defense at this point, Maxey's three-pointer was slapped out of bounds by Martin, and Bridges scored two points on the counterattack. With ferocious pressing, the Hornets and Philadelphia clung to the score, and they were also very careful to cut off the connection between Embiid and his teammates, even if Embiid was able to score points, but the rest of the Philadelphia players did not shoot high offensive percentage, and after Saul's three-point shot, the Hornets equalized the score again.
Philadelphia was clearly disrupted by the Hornets, and after Bridges hit a three-pointer, Philadelphia trailed the Hornets by four points. Embiid went off the court and Philadelphia played a small-ball game, and the adjustment quickly paid off, Harris took advantage of the mismatch to score four points in a row, House also hit a three-pointer in the bottom corner, and Philadelphia used a wave of 7-0 offensive to overtake the score. After returning to the court, Embiid did not rush to attack, but assisted Batum to hit a layup, and then sent a big hat on the defensive end. With 3 minutes and 17 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Embiid hit a mid-range shot to extend his streak of 30+ games to 20. Maxi grabbed the rebound, and at this time Philadelphia was already 12 points ahead of the Hornets, and there was not much suspense in the game. In the end, Philadelphia defeated the Hornets on the road to make it five wins in a row.