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Joel Embiid confident of repeat star performance when Sixers host Lakers

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Joel Embiid had a career performance when the 76ers beat the host Los Angeles Lakers, 115-109 on Nov. 15.

The 76ers center is confident that he can duplicate that performance when the Lakers visit the Sixers in Thursday’s 8 p.m. game at the Wells Fargo Center.

“As long as they feed me I got a pretty good chance,” Embiid said following Wednesday’s practice.

In that game, Embiid had career highs of 46 points, seven assists and seven blocked shots. He also finished with 15 rebounds. Embiid shot 14 for 20 for the field, 2 of 3 from three-point range and 16 from the foul line.