Joel Embiid looked a little rusty in a Game 4 loss to the Celtics last weekend after missing three weeks following an emergency appendectomy near the end of the regular season. In Game 5 he knocked the rust off and in turned knocked around Boston and in the process helped stave off elimination.
Embiid played more than 38 minutes in Game 5, a number he only bested six times in 38 regular season appearances this season. In those nearly 39 minutes he scored 33 points, which he'd only done eight times this season. He also dished out eight assists, which he'd only done three times this season. The 76ers won, 113-97, to force a Game 6 in Philadelphia on Thursday night.
