Joel Embiid scores 24 points in his return from knee surgery. Sixers top Thunder 109-105
Joel Embiid put Philadelphia ahead with four free throws in the final 40 seconds and finished with 24 points in his first game in nine weeks following knee surgery, leading the 76ers to a 109-105 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Thunder roll past Trail Blazers 139-77, tie fifth-biggest victory margin in NBA history
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, Josh Giddey had a triple-double and Oklahoma City rolled past the Portland Trail Blazers 139-77 on Thursday night, a 62-point victory that matched the fifth-largest rout in NBA history.
Spurs' Wembanyama and Thunder's Holmgren have off nights in rookie showdown
Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs and Chet Holmgren of the Oklahoma City Thunder seemed to be trying to avoid creating a rivalry after the much-anticipated first regular season meeting between two of the NBAโs top rookies.