Joel Embiid plays career-high 39 minutes Tuesday in Philadelphia's overtime win
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid scored 28 points on 8-for-16 shooting, to with with 12 rebounds, 8 assists, and 1 block over a career-high 39 minutes against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
What It Means:
Embiid sat out the two games prior to Tuesday night, and even though he came into the night as a game time decision, he played more minutes than he's ever played in his career. Embiid and the Sixers will have a couple days to rest before playing again on Friday against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Our early models for Friday project Embiid for 44.8 FanDuel points at a cost of $10,800.
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