Joel Embiid has triple-double in 1st game in a month as Sixers slip past Mavs 118-116
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Joel Embiid had 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in his first action in a month to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 118-116 victory Tuesday night over the Dallas Mavericks, who fell to 0-2 since trading star Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers.
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.
Newly acquired 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.
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.
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.
The Sixers improved to 20-29 overall and 8-6 with Embiid in the lineup.
Dallas: At Boston on Thursday night
Philadelphia: Hosts Miami on Wednesday night
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Â | Daniel Gafford vs. Joel Embiid (Dante Exum gains possession) | Â | |
11:47 | +2 | Dante Exum makes two point driving finger roll layup | 2-0 | |
11:21 | Â | Tyrese Maxey misses two point fadeaway jump shot | Â | |
11:17 | Â | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | Â | |
10:58 | Â | Kyrie Irving misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â | |
10:56 | Â | Kyrie Irving offensive rebound | Â | |
10:53 | Â | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:46 | Â | Guerschon Yabusele defensive rebound | Â | |
10:37 | Â | Kyrie Irving kicked ball violation | Â | |
10:26 | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 2-2 | |
10:04 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point driving floating jump shot | 4-2 | |
9:42 | Â | Justin Edwards misses two point driving reverse layup | Â | |
9:40 | Â | Kessler Edwards defensive rebound | Â | |
9:34 | +2 | Dante Exum makes two point driving floating jump shot | 6-2 | |
9:19 | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point driving finger roll layup (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 6-4 | |
8:57 | Â | Klay Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Kelly Oubre Jr. steals) | Â | |
8:54 | Â | Kessler Edwards blocks Kelly Oubre Jr.'s two point running layup | Â | |
8:51 | Â | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | Â | |
8:44 | Â | Dante Exum misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â | |
8:42 | Â | Guerschon Yabusele defensive rebound | Â | |
8:38 | +2 | Guerschon Yabusele makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Justin Edwards assists) | 6-6 | |
8:38 | Â | Dante Exum shooting foul (Guerschon Yabusele draws the foul) | Â | |
8:38 | +1 | Guerschon Yabusele makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-7 | |
8:27 | Â | Justin Edwards shooting foul (Dante Exum draws the foul) | Â | |
8:27 | +1 | Dante Exum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-7 | |
8:27 | +1 | Dante Exum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-7 | |
8:18 | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point pullup jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 8-9 | |
8:18 | Â | Daniel Gafford shooting foul (Joel Embiid draws the foul) | Â | |
8:18 | +1 | Joel Embiid makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 8-10 | |
8:05 | Â | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:03 | Â | Guerschon Yabusele defensive rebound | Â | |
7:50 | Â | Justin Edwards misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:48 | Â | Dante Exum defensive rebound | Â | |
7:43 | Â | Daniel Gafford turnover (offensive goaltending) | Â | |
7:32 | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Kelly Oubre Jr. assists) | 8-12 | |
7:17 | Â | Kelly Oubre Jr. shooting foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul) | Â | |
7:17 | Â | Kyrie Irving misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
7:17 | Â | Mavericks offensive rebound | Â | |
7:17 | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-12 | |
6:57 | Â | Joel Embiid turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â | |
6:57 | Â | 76ers 60 second timeout | Â | |
6:44 | Â | Kessler Edwards misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:44 | Â | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | Â | |
6:44 | Â | Kessler Edwards personal foul (Joel Embiid draws the foul) | Â | |
6:33 | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point reverse layup (Joel Embiid assists) | 9-14 | |
6:17 | Â | Kyrie Irving offensive foul (Guerschon Yabusele draws the foul) | Â | |
6:17 | Â | Kyrie Irving turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
6:05 | Â | Joel Embiid turnover (lost ball) (Max Christie steals) | Â | |
6:01 | Â | Tyrese Maxey shooting foul (Max Christie draws the foul) | Â | |
6:01 | Â | Max Christie misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
6:01 | Â | Mavericks offensive rebound | Â | |
6:01 | +1 | Max Christie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-14 | |
5:43 | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point driving reverse layup (Joel Embiid assists) | 10-16 | |
5:36 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point pullup jump shot | 12-16 | |
5:15 | Â | Daniel Gafford blocks Kelly Oubre Jr.'s two point layup | Â | |
5:12 | Â | Kelly Oubre Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
5:10 | Â | Tyrese Maxey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:07 | Â | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | Â | |
4:54 | +3 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes three point jump shot (Naji Marshall assists) | 15-16 | |
4:32 | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point driving finger roll layup (Guerschon Yabusele assists) | 15-18 | |
4:18 | Â | Kyrie Irving misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
4:15 | Â | Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
4:07 | +3 | Justin Edwards makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 15-21 | |
3:57 | Â | Kelly Oubre Jr. shooting foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul) | Â | |
3:57 | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-21 | |
3:57 | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-21 | |
3:41 | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point driving floating jump shot | 17-23 | |
3:27 | +3 | Max Christie makes three point jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 20-23 | |
3:13 | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point stepback jump shot | 20-26 | |
2:54 | Â | Max Christie misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | Â | |
2:53 | Â | Spencer Dinwiddie offensive rebound | Â | |
2:51 | +3 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes three point jump shot | 23-26 | |
2:34 | Â | Tyrese Maxey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:32 | Â | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | Â | |
2:25 | Â | Ricky Council IV shooting foul (Naji Marshall draws the foul) | Â | |
2:25 | Â | Mavericks 60 second timeout | Â | |
2:25 | +1 | Naji Marshall makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-26 | |
2:25 | +1 | Naji Marshall makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-26 | |
2:10 | +2 | Ricky Council IV makes two point driving finger roll layup (Adem Bona assists) | 25-28 | |
1:55 | Â | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:52 | Â | Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound | Â | |
1:44 | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point driving reverse layup | 25-30 | |
1:29 | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 27-30 | |
1:16 | +3 | Ricky Council IV makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 27-33 | |
1:05 | Â | Naji Marshall misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:05 | Â | Mavericks offensive rebound | Â | |
1:05 | Â | Adem Bona personal foul (Loose ball) (Kylor Kelley draws the foul) | Â | |
1:05 | Â | Kylor Kelley misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
1:05 | Â | Mavericks offensive rebound | Â | |
1:05 | +1 | Kylor Kelley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-33 | |
0:44 | +3 | Justin Edwards makes three point jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists) | 28-36 | |
0:38 | Â | Kyrie Irving misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
0:34 | Â | Max Christie offensive rebound | Â | |
0:33 | Â | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:29 | Â | Kylor Kelley offensive rebound | Â | |
0:23 | Â | Naji Marshall misses two point driving finger roll layup | Â | |
0:19 | Â | Kyrie Irving offensive rebound | Â | |
0:18 | +3 | Kyrie Irving makes three point jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 31-36 | |
0:08 | Â | Max Christie personal foul (Take) (Tyrese Maxey draws the foul) | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Reggie Jackson misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | 76ers offensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |