Embiid, Maxey net 31, 76ers top Pacers for 8th straight win
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey each scored 31 points and Tobias Harris added 24 as the Philadelphia 76ers routed the Indiana Pacers 141-121 on Saturday night to match their season high with an eighth consecutive victory.
In a matchup of teams missing All-Stars - Philadelphia’s James Harden and Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton - the 76ers shot 61% from the field, led by as many as 24 points and never looked back after overcoming an early eight-point deficit.
Embiid, who set a franchise record with his ninth straight outing of at least 30 points, chipped in seven assists and seven rebounds. Philadelphia legends Allen Iverson and Wilt Chamberlain each had eight-game runs of 30 points or more.
“Embiid is right now probably the (NBA) MVP with what their team is doing and how he’s just elevated his game,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “He’s as a difficult a guy to plan for as there is in the game. He had 31 points and made it look like he wasn’t even trying to do it. He’s a walking cheat code.”
De’Anthony Melton started in Harden’s place and finished with 14 points, five assists, five rebounds and six steals, while Maxey had seven assists.
“I was really happy,” Sixers coach Doc Rivers said. “Everybody contributed. Joel at times was our point guard. He probably had 15 hockey assists, and that was just terrific. Low turnovers. Against a high-scoring team on the road, you had to do that.”
Aaron Nesmith led the Pacers with 25 points and six rebounds, Andrew Nembhard scored 20 points, and Myles Turner finished with 20 points. Indiana shot 51% from the field, but never led after the first quarter and dropped to 6-4 in its last 10 games.
Philadelphia, in third place in the Eastern Conference, led 34-24 entering the second period, 72-61 at halftime and 106-95 entering the fourth before breaking it open with a 9-0 run to start the final frame. Harden missed the game due to “injury recovery,” according to the team.
“The thing about Harden being out is now the ball is going to be in Joel’s hands a lot more and Maxey’s hands a lot more, and we didn’t do enough things to make it hard on them,” Carlisle said. “Bad game for us. We just didn’t play well. Disappointing.”
TIP-INS
76ers: Starting power forward P.J. Tucker was sidelined by a sore left ankle. … Georges Niang, drafted by the Pacers in 2016, was one of two double-figure bench scorers for Philadelphia. He and Paul Reed had 10 each. … The 76ers, who improved to 22-12 on the road, were outrebounded 47-35.
Pacers: Bennedict Mathurin, averaging 16.6 points, second-most among rookies, sat out with a sprained right ankle. … Shane Steichen, hired last month as the Indianapolis Colts’ new head coach, attended the Pacers’ pregame shootaround along with wide receivers coach Reggie Wayne. … Carlisle said “a little longer” timetable remains for the return of Haliburton, who missed his fourth straight contest.
UP NEXT
76ers: Host the Chicago Bulls on Monday night.
Pacers: Begin a four-game trip Monday night at the Charlotte Hornets.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Joel Embiid vs. Myles Turner (Tyrese Maxey gains possession) | ||
| 11:34 |  | Joel Embiid misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 11:30 | | Jordan Nwora defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point turnaround hook shot (Jordan Nwora assists) | 0-2 |
| 10:59 | | +2 | De'Anthony Melton makes two point driving floating jump shot | 2-2 |
| 10:53 | | Tyrese Maxey personal foul (Andrew Nembhard draws the foul) | ||
| 10:48 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point cutting layup (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 2-4 |
| 10:34 | | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point driving floating jump shot (Joel Embiid assists) | 4-4 |
| 10:21 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point pullup jump shot | 4-6 |
| 9:54 | | Tyrese Maxey misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:52 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Andrew Nembhard turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Maxey steals) | ||
| 9:33 | | De'Anthony Melton turnover (bad pass) (Buddy Hield steals) | ||
| 9:16 | | Buddy Hield misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:13 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | Tobias Harris misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:04 | | Jordan Nwora defensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | +3 | Aaron Nesmith makes three point jump shot (Jordan Nwora assists) | 4-9 |
| 8:34 | | Tobias Harris misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:32 | | Jordan Nwora defensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | Myles Turner misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:19 | | Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | Danuel House Jr. misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 8:08 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | +3 | Jordan Nwora makes three point running jump shot (Aaron Nesmith assists) | 4-12 |
| 8:02 | | 76ers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:43 | | +3 | Danuel House Jr. makes three point jump shot (De'Anthony Melton assists) | 7-12 |
| 7:29 | | Myles Turner misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:26 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | Joel Embiid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:16 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | Buddy Hield turnover (lost ball) (De'Anthony Melton steals) | ||
| 6:59 | | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point driving finger roll layup (Tobias Harris assists) | 9-12 |
| 6:59 | | Myles Turner shooting foul (Tyrese Maxey draws the foul) | ||
| 6:59 | | +1 | Tyrese Maxey makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-12 |
| 6:43 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:40 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | De'Anthony Melton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:24 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | Myles Turner misses two point turnaround bank jump shot | ||
| 6:08 | | De'Anthony Melton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | +2 | De'Anthony Melton makes two point running layup | 12-12 |
| 5:58 | | Tobias Harris blocks Jordan Nwora's two point running layup | ||
| 5:58 | | 76ers defensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | Jump ball. Tobias Harris vs. Jordan Nwora (Joel Embiid gains possession) | ||
| 5:51 | | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point running pullup jump shot | 15-12 |
| 5:50 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:26 | | Jalen Smith misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 5:23 | | Jordan Nwora offensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | Jordan Nwora misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:23 | | De'Anthony Melton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | +3 | Tobias Harris makes three point jump shot (Joel Embiid assists) | 18-12 |
| 4:58 | | +3 | Aaron Nesmith makes three point jump shot (Buddy Hield assists) | 18-15 |
| 4:39 | | Jalen Smith shooting foul (Joel Embiid draws the foul) | ||
| 4:39 | | +1 | Joel Embiid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-15 |
| 4:39 | | Joel Embiid misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:37 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | George Hill turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:11 | | Tobias Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:08 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 4:01 | | T.J. McConnell turnover (lost ball) (De'Anthony Melton steals) | ||
| 3:55 | | Jalen Smith shooting foul (Joel Embiid draws the foul) | ||
| 3:55 | | +1 | Joel Embiid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-15 |
| 3:55 | | Joel Embiid misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:54 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | George Hill misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:31 | | Shake Milton defensive rebound | ||
| 3:23 | | Jalen McDaniels misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 3:21 | | Joel Embiid offensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point tip dunk | 22-15 |
| 3:06 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 3:02 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 2:55 | | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point jump shot (Joel Embiid assists) | 25-15 |
| 2:41 | | +2 | Aaron Nesmith makes two point driving layup (Myles Turner assists) | 25-17 |
| 2:31 | | +3 | Joel Embiid makes three point jump shot (De'Anthony Melton assists) | 28-17 |
| 2:17 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:15 | | Jalen McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | Joel Embiid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:01 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | George Hill misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:53 | | Aaron Nesmith offensive rebound | ||
| 1:51 | | Joel Embiid blocks Aaron Nesmith's two point putback layup | ||
| 1:51 | | Aaron Nesmith offensive rebound | ||
| 1:46 | | +3 | Andrew Nembhard makes three point jump shot (Aaron Nesmith assists) | 28-20 |
| 1:28 | | +2 | Georges Niang makes two point layup (Shake Milton assists) | 30-20 |
| 1:20 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:18 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | De'Anthony Melton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:08 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point turnaround jump shot | 30-22 |
| 0:41 | | Jalen McDaniels misses two point layup | ||
| 0:38 | | George Hill defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point running finger roll layup | 30-24 |
| 0:11 | | +2 | Jalen McDaniels makes two point layup (Shake Milton assists) | 32-24 |
| 0:11 | | Aaron Nesmith shooting foul (Jalen McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 0:11 | | Jalen McDaniels misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 0:11 | | Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | T.J. McConnell turnover (lost ball) (De'Anthony Melton steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | De'Anthony Melton makes two point running dunk | 34-24 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:50 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point finger roll layup (T.J. McConnell assists) | 34-26 |
| 11:50 | | Paul Reed shooting foul (Jalen Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 11:50 | | +1 | Jalen Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 34-27 |
| 11:29 | | +2 | Shake Milton makes two point stepback jump shot | 36-27 |
| 11:16 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 36-30 |
| 11:01 | | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point pullup jump shot | 39-30 |
| 10:39 | | T.J. McConnell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:36 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | Jalen McDaniels misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 10:28 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | +2 | Oshae Brissett makes two point running reverse dunk (T.J. McConnell assists) | 39-32 |
| 10:04 | | Shake Milton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:02 | | George Hill defensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Oshae Brissett assists) | 39-34 |
| 9:32 | | Tyrese Maxey misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:28 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 9:25 | | T.J. McConnell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:12 | | Shake Milton turnover (lost ball) (T.J. McConnell steals) | ||
| 9:10 | | Georges Niang shooting foul (Oshae Brissett draws the foul) | ||
| 9:10 | | +1 | Oshae Brissett makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-35 |
| 9:10 | | +1 | Oshae Brissett makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-36 |
| 8:48 | | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point driving finger roll layup | 41-36 |
| 8:33 | | Paul Reed shooting foul (Jalen Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 8:33 | | +1 | Jalen Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-37 |
| 8:33 | | +1 | Jalen Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-38 |
| 8:13 | | +2 | Shake Milton makes two point driving floating jump shot (Tobias Harris assists) | 43-38 |
| 8:13 | | George Hill shooting foul (Shake Milton draws the foul) | ||
| 8:13 | | +1 | Shake Milton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 44-38 |
| 7:59 | | +2 | Oshae Brissett makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Jalen Smith assists) | 44-40 |
| 7:59 | | Georges Niang shooting foul (Oshae Brissett draws the foul) | ||
| 7:59 | | +1 | Oshae Brissett makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 44-41 |
| 7:38 | | +2 | Dewayne Dedmon makes two point dunk (Georges Niang assists) | 46-41 |
| 7:28 | | +3 | Jordan Nwora makes three point jump shot (Oshae Brissett assists) | 46-44 |
| 7:12 | | Jordan Nwora shooting foul (Tobias Harris draws the foul) | ||
| 7:12 | | +1 | Tobias Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-44 |
| 7:12 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:12 | | +1 | Tobias Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-44 |
| 7:00 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:56 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 6:42 | | Dewayne Dedmon turnover (bad pass) (T.J. McConnell steals) | ||
| 6:38 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point running dunk (Jordan Nwora assists) | 48-46 |
| 6:38 | | Shake Milton shooting foul (Jalen Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 6:38 | | Jalen Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:37 | | Dewayne Dedmon defensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point driving floating jump shot | 50-46 |
| 6:12 | | Oshae Brissett misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:09 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point pullup jump shot (Tobias Harris assists) | 52-46 |
| 5:46 | | Jalen Smith misses two point dunk | ||
| 5:44 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 5:44 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point putback layup | 52-48 |
| 5:44 | | 76ers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:30 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point turnaround jump shot | 54-48 |
| 5:06 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:03 | | De'Anthony Melton defensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | Georges Niang misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:55 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point running layup | 54-50 |
| 4:27 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 56-50 |
| 4:12 | | +3 | Jordan Nwora makes three point jump shot (Oshae Brissett assists) | 56-53 |
| 3:55 | | Jordan Nwora personal foul (Tobias Harris draws the foul) | ||
| 3:44 | | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point jump shot | 59-53 |
| 3:31 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:28 | | Danuel House Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:17 | | Tobias Harris turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Nesmith steals) | ||
| 3:12 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point running finger roll layup (Buddy Hield assists) | 59-55 |
| 2:46 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 61-55 |
| 2:30 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:29 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 2:18 | | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 63-55 |
| 2:16 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:02 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:58 | | Jordan Nwora offensive rebound | ||
| 1:53 | | Jordan Nwora misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:48 | | Buddy Hield offensive rebound | ||
| 1:48 | | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point tip dunk | 63-57 |
| 1:35 | | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point driving layup | 65-57 |
| 1:28 | |