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The Philadelphia 76ers will look to extend their winning streak to three games when they host the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night.

The Sixers have won two games, including a 133-103 win in Orlando on Sunday, and will play the 76ers in Philadelphia before starting a three-game road trip. The Hawks have dropped two in a row since Sunday’s 106-98 loss to the Miami Heat.

Philadelphia and Atlanta split two games this season.

Each team hopes to return a key piece to the lineup. Philadelphia star Joel Embiid has missed four games with a sprained ankle but could play on Monday. Atlanta center Clint Capela, averaging 11.1 points and 11.9 rebounds per game, missed a double-double with a toothache.

Philadelphia’s Tobias Harris picked up some slack in Embiid’s absence. After posting 23 points and 10 rebounds on Friday, he scored a game-high 25 points on Sunday. He averaged 16.5 points and 6.3 rebounds this season.

“Honestly, I do my part, but bringing guys in,” Harris said. “We’ve got a lot of guys that haven’t been in a lot of these situations and we’ve got guys that we’ve been in, and then new guys come in and play big minutes. So we’ve got a lot of emotions. That’s because you want to go out every night and play your best. It’s just about keeping track of where we’re at as a team and letting guys lead in everything.” Ups and downs.

Shake Milton, who had his first career double-double on Friday, returned on Sunday to score 29 points. Milton has scored 20-plus points in three straight games, four of its last five.

“He’s really setting the tone with his speed and he can let teams know how to pick apart defenses,” Harris said. “He’s in great rhythm, great flow.”

Atlanta has struggled from the perimeter this year against the zone defenses used by opponents. Entering Sunday, the Hawks shot just 39.8 percent at home, 22nd in the league at 46 percent. Trae Young, who led the team in scoring with 28.2 points, was 4-for-16 from the floor despite scoring 22, and Dejounte Murray was 5-for-16.

“The zone became a stop sign and it can’t be a stop sign,” Atlanta coach Nate McMillan said. “I thought we did a pretty good job in the first half attacking gaps and making plays. The second half was a stop sign. You have to be aggressive, and we weren’t aggressive.”

Young and Murray combined for 83 points in Houston’s 128-122 loss on Friday. But the bullets weren’t falling on Sunday.

“We can’t go down without making a shot,” McMillan said. “Or if the offense isn’t flowing, we tend to go down when we don’t drop a shot. And make sure you pull together. Maybe you’re struggling. Grab a teammate and it will happen. Let’s say we have to keep our heads up.”

McMillan shook up the rotation and gave the season to Trent Forrest, who scored his first basket of the season, and Frank Kaminski. McMillan did not use Aaron Holliday or his brother Justin Holliday.

— Field level media

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