Embiid hit a 3-pointer to tie it at 103 and followed with a 16-footer the next time down for what ended up the winning basket.
Doncic had 24 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. Kyrie Irving scored 23 points for the Mavericks.
Embiid returned from a hotly debated one-game absence against Denver and fellow MVP candidate Nikola Jokic because of a balky right calf. Embiid played in both games of a back-to-back set against Golden State and Phoenix. After a day off, Embiid couldn’t go in the anticipated showdown of MVP frontrunners, leaving the team and the All-Star center open for criticism.Coach Doc Rivers said the issue wasn’t simple.
"Let's get through this game and I then I think we can take a deep breath," Rivers said. "I think the first game is hard. Then you can get your legs back."
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