"PHILADELPHIA -- 76ers center Joel Embiid returned to game action for the first time in three weeks Sunday night against the Atlanta Hawks as he, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey played together for the first time this season. Yet the fact those details became a footnote spoke to the strangeness of the game, won 142-134 by the Hawks in double overtime."
"It was a game from which both teams walked away saying they genuinely had the contest won at different points, only to let it get away, and one that featured a possibly unprecedented officiating miscue, with an "accidental" review causing chaos at the end of the first OT period."
"When it ended, Embiid, George and rookie VJ Edgecombe -- who returned after missing three games with a calf issue -- all were rooted to the bench, having hit minutes limits, while Jalen Johnson (41 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists) outlasted Maxey (44 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists in 52 minutes) to eke out the win."
Joel Embiid returned after three weeks and played alongside Paul George and Tyrese Maxey for the first time this season. The Hawks beat the 76ers 142-134 in double overtime. Both teams believed they had the game at various points but surrendered leads. A possibly unprecedented officiating error — an "accidental" review — created chaos at the close of the first overtime. Embiid, George and rookie VJ Edgecombe reached minutes limits and remained on the bench at the finish. Jalen Johnson scored 41 points with 14 rebounds and seven assists while Maxey logged 44 points, seven rebounds and nine assists in 52 minutes.
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