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Dallas Mavericks at Philadelphia 76ers

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26-25, 12-15 Away
Final
116 - 118

20-29, 10-15 Home
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Joel Embiid has triple-double in 1st game in a month as Sixers slip past Mavs 118-116

Dallas Mavericks vs. Philadelphia 76ers: Game Highlights

Embiid recorded his first triple-double of an injury-plagued season in which he's appeared in just 14 games. A left knee injury sidelined the seven-time All-Star for the previous 15 games, and he wore a large brace on the knee.

But he looked like his usual self, especially down the stretch. Embiid’s layup with 22 seconds left put Philadelphia ahead by a point. He grabbed a rebound on the Mavericks’ next possession and then defended the final play of the game when Dallas turned it over.

Tyrese Maxey had 33 points and 13 assists for the Sixers.

Kyrie Irving scored 34 points for the Mavs and Naji Marshall added 19.

Anthony Davis (abdominal injury) didn’t play but was courtside after Sunday’s trade that brought him to Dallas in exchange for Doncic. Max Christie, also part of the deal, scored 15 points.

The Sixers' Paul George missed his fifth straight game with a finger injury.

Coach Nick Nurse said Embiid wasn't under any restrictions and he played 36 minutes, going 12 of 23 from the field and 4 of 9 from the free-throw line.

Takeaways Neither Caleb Martin nor Quentin Grimes played. The players were traded for each other prior to the game, with Martin going to Dallas and Grimes to the 76ers.

Key moment Embiid threw a no-look bounce pass between his legs to Maxey, who nailed a 3-pointer to make it 99-93 with 8:18 to play.

Key stat The Sixers improved to 20-29 overall and 8-6 with Embiid in the lineup.

Up next Dallas: At Boston on Thursday night

Philadelphia: Hosts Miami on Wednesday night

Regular Season Series

PHI leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

76ers: 61.8%
Mavericks: 38.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 116 - 118
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 116 - 118
4th 3.1 Justin Edwards personal take foul 116 - 118
4th 5.1 Klay Thompson enters the game for Kessler Edwards 116 - 118
4th 5.1 Mavericks Full timeout 116 - 118

Statistics

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40-85 FG 47-86
47.1 Field Goal % 54.7
11-33 3PT 11-33
33.3 Three Point % 33.3
25-31 FT 13-19
80.6 Free Throw % 68.4
44 Rebounds 34
15 Offensive Rebounds 9
29 Defensive Rebounds 25
24 Assists 37
8 Steals 5
4 Blocks 4
12 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 1
12 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 12
14 Fast Break Points 6
46 Points in Paint 64
19 Fouls 21
8 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Wells Fargo Center

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 19,756 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Memphis 35 16 .686 - W4
Houston 32 18 .640 2.5 L4
Dallas 26 25 .510 9 L3
San Antonio 22 26 .458 11.5 W1
New Orleans 12 39 .235 23 L7

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston - 15 W4 0.7058824 36
New York 2 17 W2 0.6666667 34
Philadelphia 15.5 30 L1 0.4 20
Brooklyn 19 34 L1 0.33333334 17
Toronto 20 35 L2 0.3137255 16
Full Standings

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