IMPACT PLAYER
Joel Embiid, Philadelphia: It might have been James Harden's 76ers debut, but this was Embiid's game. He scored 34 points with 10 rebounds.
BY THE NUMBERS
5 Consecutive losses by the Wolves on the back end of back-to-back games.
19-fof-39 Philadelphia on three-pointers.
36 Free throws taken by Philadelphia.
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