Joel Embiid had 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in his first action in a month to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 118-116 victory Tuesday night over the Dallas Mavericks.

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.

Although the Philadelphia 76ers plan to keep the streak of Joel Embiid missing games going, progress is at least being made. As the Sixers returned to the court