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The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
PHILADELPHIA — For Joel Embiid, it always comes back to defense. He led the NBA with 30.6 points per game. He averaged 26.2 points in the six-game, first-round win over the Toronto Raptors. But when a concussion and broken eye socket suffered in the first-round finale cost him the first two Eastern Conference semifinal games in Miami, the Sixers missed his defense most. It’s back. The Heat shot 47.1% in their two wins. The Sixers held them to 35.1% Friday night in a 99-79 win. It was the second-fewest points the Heat have scored this season, and it was the fewest they’ve scored in their eight …