Without injured Embiid, 76ers rally to beat Celtics 109-98

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    Brett Brown gathered his team in the locker room to ring the postgame victory bell when the 76ers coach noticed a familiar face on general manager Elton Brand's phone. There was Joel Embiid on FaceTime, calling in from New York where he's set to have surgery Friday to repair a torn ligament. Embiid had to like the view -- a Sixers team that gutted out a win hours after learning the All-Star center was out indefinitely.

    "We're going to miss Joel for however long it is," guard Ben Simmons said, "but tonight was a good start."

    Josh Richardson scored 29 points, Simmons had 19 and Philadelphia won without Embiid, beating the Boston Celtics 109-98 on Thursday night.

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