Joel Embiid made a 14-foot fadeaway with 18 seconds left, and the Philadelphia 76ers rallied from 16 points down in the second quarter to beat the Atlanta Hawks 104-101.
The 76ers trailed 50-34 with 3:54 left in the second quarter. They outscored the Hawks 70-51 the rest of the way.
The Hawks had the ball down 1 with 18 seconds left, but Embiid stole the ball from Trae Young. A basket would have put the Hawks ahead. They had the ball down 3, but Young missed a 46-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the 76ers outscored the Hawks 13-8. Embiid (No. 8 in clutch points, 2022-23) scored 11 of the 76ers’ 13 on 2 for 3 shooting and 7 for 8 at the line.
Embiid had 30 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Tobias Harris added 24 points (12 in the paint) and 10 rebounds, and Shake Milton had 21 points (16 in the paint) and 7 assists. The 76ers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Hawks, Young had 18 points and 10 assists.
The Hawks turned it over 20 times, about 8 more than usual for this many possessions. The 76ers outscored the Hawks 17-7 in 4 minutes with Tucker, Harris, Embiid, Milton and Thybulle on the floor together.