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Safe to say the fun-loving Joel Embiid of years past is back.

He dropped a career-high 49 points on Monday night, then said “fuck it” on live television before apologizing for giving Kevin Huerter a middle finger late in the fourth quarter of a 17-point home win.

No worries, though. You can do whatever you want when you shoot 17-24 from the field, 14-15 from the foul line, and pull down 14 rebounds. Throw in three steals and three assists and that’s a nice way to put a bow on a career night.

The thing I liked the most about Joel’s game was that he committed himself to the post in Ben Simmons’ absence. He only shot three three-pointers, two of which took place in garbage time, and spent the majority of his night on the low block, putting Dewayne Dedmon in foul trouble by ducking in early and often. On certain occasions when the post-up was not there, or he drew early double teams, he was smart in kicking the ball out, re-establishing position, and then posting up again. It was a very cerebral game for him, which Brett Brown pointed to afterward:

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