Embiid shakes off pregame fall, leads Sixers to 118-114 win over Celtics
Associated PressBOSTON — Joel Embiid popped up from a pregame fall and scored 27 points with nine rebounds, making 4 of 5 from 3-point range and sinking a pair of free throws with 3 seconds left to turn back Boston’s final rally and lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 118-114 victory on Wednesday. He scored 13 in the fourth quarter, including a quick-trigger layup to open a seven-point lead with about a minute left after the Sixers inbounded the ball with 1.1 seconds on the shot clock. Key moment Embiid fell and grabbed his ankle during pregame warmups, but started and played 31 minutes wearing a black mask to protect his sinus fracture. He made both free throws, and sank two more with 3 seconds left after the Celtics cut a nine-point lead to 116-114 in the final minute.