Just like yesterday night, both offenses came out cooking. Tucker guarded Doncic and Maxey guarded Irving. Dwight Powell matched up with Embiid but was physically overmatched, forcing Dallas to try to shrink the floor in front of him by shading over. He scored on a tough layup and then pulled up for a smooth jumper at the nail, both coming off of Harden passes. Game notes:Įmbiid didn't waste any time getting reacclimated to the game. This was perhaps the best piece of evidence that the Mavs' new duo, which has not been that successful so far, has what it takes to be something special. He hit shots from all over the floor both with and without Doncic's help. The move to Dallas hasn't changed that, as he feasted against a weak point-of-attack defense. Irving has good games against the Sixers this season when he was with the Brooklyn Nets. Kyrie Irving: 40 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 15-22 FG shooting Not only did he post a high-scoring night but he helped fuel another with his playmaking. Oftentimes, he threw a pass to an open player Philly wasn't anticipating he would pass to and it led to an open look from three. His otherworldly passing punished Philly for its proneness to help on drives too much. He opened up the game with a 17-point first quarter and just kept scoring and scoring. Luka Doncic: 42 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists, 13-22 FG shootingĭoncic's methodical, shifty way of attacking the hoop gave the Sixers fits. That run coming without Embiid or Harden is a good sign that Maxey, struggles and all, is still a very capable leader of an offense. He made things interesting to start the fourth quarter by igniting a run to chip away at the deficit. Maxey took De'Anthony Melton's spot in the starting lineup after being bumped back up in Embiid's absence. Tyrese Maxey: 29 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 12-21 FG shooting He secured a double-double by halftime but his impact fell off in the second half. James Harden: 27 points, 4 rebounds, 13 assists, 8-12 FG shootingĪlthough Harden was turnover prone to start, he also didn't miss a shot and dished to his teammates repeatedly, as evidenced by the 16 points and seven assists he had in the first quarter. All his buckets came in the paint or at the free-throw line against the undersized Mavs. No one on the Mavs stood much of a chance to stop him as he and Harden linked up for several scores. He scored the first two buckets for Philly and disrupted two lob attempts. Joel Embiid: 35 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 13-21 FG shootingĪfter sitting out yesterday night while the Sixers demolished the Miami Heat, Embiid returned to action and got right to work. Let's break down an insane game between the Sixers and Mavs. With Embiid back in the lineup and Tyrese Maxey back with the starters, the Sixers and Mavs played one of the craziest games of the regular season, in which Philadelphia lost 133-126. The Philadelphia 76ers (40-22) didn't have much time to celebrate their recent Joel Embiid-less win as they returned to action the very next day in a matchup with the Dallas Mavericks (33-31).
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