The 76ers watched a 14-point edge evaporate in a loss to Brooklyn in the home opener and last season's Eastern Conference semifinal loss to Atlanta was plagued by lost leads, notably blowing a 26-point lead in a Game 5 defeat. He hit a free throw to push the lead back to 10. With their habit of blowing large leads again haunting the Sixers, Embiid came back in the game late in the fourth when a 22-point lead was whittled to single digits.
