Had Embiid played the second night of the back-to-back for the Sixers he and George would have played their 14th game together out of Philadelphia's first 50 games of the year. Instead they still haven't crossed paths on the court in over a month and Philadelphia remains in 11th place in the Eastern Conference.

76ers head coach Nick Nurse ruled out Embiid, listing the decision as "injury management," on the second night of a back-to-back, per Tim Bontemps . Heading into the game, Embiid was averaging 24.4 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game. His availability on Tuesday marked Embiid's 14th game of the season.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is available for Tuesday night’s game against the Dallas Mavericks after missing the last 15. The 30-year-old Embiid has appeared in just 13 games in an injury-plagued season. A left knee injury was the latest ailment to sideline the seven-time All-Star.