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One in a series of stories remembering the 1982-83 76ers, one of the NBA’s best teams ever.

The most revealing aspect of Joel Embiid’s performance Tuesday night against the Celtics wasn’t the 52 points he scored or the 13 rebounds he grabbed but the truth he told.

PHILADELPHIA — One would assume the 76ers’ playoff rotation has been decided.

PHILADELPHIA — On paper, the Toronto Raptors were supposed to join the 76ers as one of this season’s Eastern Conference’s elite teams.

PHILADELPHIA — If not playing in Monday’s anticipated matchup against Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets is what prevents Joel Embiid from winning the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award, the 76ers superstar said, “I don’t care.”

PHILADELPHIA — Luka Doncic attempted to float a driving layup over Joel Embiid, but the Sixers’ big man rejected the ball at the rim.

DENVER — Bright blue sticky plastic wrap enveloped Joel Embiid’s right lower leg as Monday’s 76ers shootaround concluded, keeping an ice bag pressed against the tight calf he has been dealing with for almost a week.

After Comcast Spectacor hired Dan Hilferty as its chief executive officer last month, it didn’t take a genius to see what was ahead and what happened Monday morning: the announcement that Hilferty was succeeding the retiring Dave Scott as the Flyers’ chairman and governor. This wasn’t writing on the wall.…

If the Nuggets wanted to stage their own dunk contest, at least half of the finishes from Monday night would qualify.