Embiid and Harden combined for 56 points as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Dallas Mavericks 111-101 on Friday.
James Harden, who won't make his Sixers debut until after the All-Star break, opted not to go into details about what went wrong in Brooklyn.
Bobby Portis scored 20 of his 25 points in the first half to help the Milwaukee Bucks snap a two-game skid vs the Nets.
James Harden tied his season high with 39 points and had a season-best 15 assists in the second game of his return.