Embiid gets the shot and the foul surrounded by three Mavericks in the paint

Embiid with 3 basketball plays

Moussa Diabate gets called for the foul on Joel Embiid who drops to the floor and acts like he got hit in the face by LaMelo Ball shortly after with replays

Up 3 with 74 seconds remaining Joel Embiid with a big clutch block on Brandon Miller's corner 3 attempt with replays

Joel Embiid elbows LaMelo Ball in the face and is called for the foul and the Sixers successfully challenge the call due to a foul prior by LaMelo with replaysEmbiid still got a tech for the elbow

- Joel Embiid throws it down with force to give him 27 points early in the 3rd quarter

Eric Collins after Joel Embiid got fouled He is a merchant He is a free throw merchant Embiid misses the first free throw - Collins The basketball gods have spoken