Joel Embiid: 28
Tyrese Maxey: 15
Seth Curry: 8
Tobias Harris: 5
Andre Drummond: 3
James Harden: 2
Matisse Thybulle: 2
Furkan Korkmaz: 1
Charles Bassey: 1
Paul Millsap: 1
In a battle of MVP frontrunners, Joel Embiid’s Philadelphia 76ers shook off the travel fatigue and bucked their recent trend of poor starts with a strong first quarter against Nikola Jokic’s Denver Nuggets. The Sixers led 37-22 after one, but Denver then ended the half on an 18-4 run to close within five at the break, before quickly regaining the lead early in the second half. In the fourth quarter, it wasn’t the MVP candidates, so much as rookie Bones Hyland stealing the show.