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Joel Embiid’s 59-point game against the Jazz showed his greatness and the Sixers’ familiar shortcomings

Embiid was brilliant in what was the best game of his great career. But what does it say that the Sixers needed him to be that great so early in the season?

The Sixers' Joel Embiid splits Malik Beasley (left) and Lauri Markkanen on his way to the rim in the fourth quarter of a win over the Utah Jazz.
The Sixers' Joel Embiid splits Malik Beasley (left) and Lauri Markkanen on his way to the rim in the fourth quarter of a win over the Utah Jazz.Read moreElizabeth Robertson / Staff Photographer
    by Mike Sielski | Columnist
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