The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 129-112, at Wells Fargo Center on Monday evening.

The 76ers (36-22) and the Hawks (17-42) played a back-and-forth game, although Philadelphia had to work harder than expected to secure their 13th straight win at home. Philadelphia didn't have Ben Simmons available, but they still secured a huge win coming from behind in the final 12 minutes of action. The 76ers jumped to a 41-24 lead in the first quarter, but Atlanta came from behind -- the second quarter ended tied at 28, and the Hawks came out of nowhere to post a 40-22 third quarter. This put the Hawks up by one ahead of the final quarter, but the Sixers turned things around down the stretch. Philadelphia won the final quarter by a 38-20 score, and that led them to a 129-112 win that resulted in Philly's 13th straight win at Wells Fargo Center. The Sixers improved to 27-2 at home, while the Hawks fell to 6-25 on the road.

Joel Embiid had a stellar performance for the Sixers, as he ended with 49 points (17-24 FG), 14 rebounds, three assists and three steals, as well as one block. Tobias Harris did a good job as Philadelphia's second-best scoring option, as he finished with 25 points, six rebounds and four dimes. Josh Richardson finished with 13 points, and he also added six boards and three assists. Furkan Korkmaz contributed 15 points off the bench while also adding six rebounds.

Trae Young was the best player for the Hawks since he ended with 28 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds. DeAndre Hunter chipped in with 22 points and seven boards. John Collins came close to chip in with a double-double since he ended with 21 points and nine rebounds. Cam Reddish had 10 points as substitute.