he Philadelphia 76ers are back in the win column.

Philadelphia's stars returned, and they helped snap a three-game losing streak with a 116-108 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Wednesday's contest at Wells Fargo Center. Joel Embiid (25 points and nine rebounds) and James Harden (15 points and 12 assists) led the way in their first game back, as the home team improved to 50-26 on the campaign.

Tyrese Maxey (22 points) continued his strong play with his seventh game of at least 20 points.

As for Dallas, it continues to trend in the wrong direction with its fifth loss in six tries.

At this point, the team is outside the Western Conference play-in picture at 37-40 despite having Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving. It played well for stretches in Wednesday's loss but was outscored by 10 in the fourth quarter and drew plenty of criticism from social media:

Kendrick Perkins @KendrickPerkins The Mavs are down like a Honda Civic on 4 flats!!! They might as well start planning the exit meetings and planning their Vacation!!! Carry the hell on… Btw they better hope Kyrie don't bounce on them this off-season!

Josh Eberley 🇨🇦 @JoshEberley If the Kristaps Porzingis Wizards have more wins than these Mavs… man

Nick Angstadt @NickVanExit You can just see the Mavs' lack of chemistry in these tight late game offensive situations.

Courtesy: Bleacher Report https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10070579-luka-doncics-mavs-criticized-by-twitter-as-slump-continues-vs-joel-embiid-76ers