With Joel Embiid returning from injury and the Hornets missing LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, and Mark Williams, the Sixers handled the Hornets 108-98 to sweep the season series. Em

The Sixers offense was riding high off its 41 points in the first quarter, but then came a major cold stretch. The Sixers only scored six points in the first seven-plus minutes of the second quarter, allowing Charlotte to stick around rather than putting the Hornets away and setting the stage for a 48-minute, stress-free game.

Sixers center Joel Embiid, who sat out Monday's game due to a sinus fracture, was back in the starting lineup Friday against the Hornets.