Philadelphia 76ers @ Memphis Grizzlies
Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
FedExForum, Memphis, TN | Game ID: 22301129
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MEM 23 19 28 26 96PHI 28 34 24 30 116
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Embiid has 30 points and 12 rebounds in 23 minutes to lead the 76ers past the Grizzlies, 116-96
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- — Joel Embiid had 30 points and 12 rebounds in just 23 minutes, Kelly Oubre Jr . added 17 points and the Philadelphia 76ers pulled within a half-game of seventh place in the Eastern Conference by beating the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies 116-96 on Saturday night.
Embiid was 9 of 13 from the floor, making both of his 3-point attempts. He checked out with seven minutes left in the third quarter and coach Nick Nurse saw no reason for him to return as Philadelphia maintained a comfortable lead in the second half en route to its fourth consecutive win.
“I like some of the things. We obviously got to run a bunch of different kinds of formations for him,” Nurse said, adding: “He's working his way back.”
Embiid, who was playing his third game after left knee meniscus surgery, said he is still feeling some rust from the inactivity. His points in each game continue to rise since his return, but he is not quite at full performance.
“I was still very sloppy,” he said. “I'm not used to the pace (like) before I got hurt. I've just got to get used to that pace.”
Scotty Pippen Jr . led the Grizzlies with 24 points, while GG Jackson finished with 17. Jordan Goodwin added 15 for Memphis, which had its three-game winning streak snapped. Maozinha Pereira had 13 points and 11 rebounds.
The Grizzlies had little answer for Embiid in the first half. The Philadelphia center collected 22 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor, plus 10 rebounds as the 76ers built a 62-42 halftime advantage. Memphis was just 2 of 12 from outside the arc, part of the Grizzlies shooting 37%.
“I think them getting in transition, and we started missing some shots,” Pippen said of the second-quarter Philly burst. "They were able to go on a run. It was a nine-point game, and they pushed it to almost 20.
“They let Embiid get going, and the game got away from us.”
Philadelphia outscored Memphis 34-19 in the second quarter and the Grizzlies could make little headway to start the second half, never cutting the deficit into single digits. The pieces the Grizzlies had cobbled together didn't have the offensive firepower, and they still trailed by 86-70 after the third.
“Good effort by our group,” Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins said. “Just couldn't find any chemistry on the offensive side. The ball was bouncing all over the place.”
While the depleted Grizzlies had 13 players who did not dress against the 76ers, Philadelphia has gotten healthier with Embiid's return and is trying to avoid the play-in games. Besides being a half-game behind Miami for the No. 7 spot, the Sixers also moved within one game of Indiana for sixth place in the East and a guaranteed playoff spot.
But Embiid said the Sixers aren't concerned with whether they avoid the play-in game.
“We don't care,” he said. “We just want to play good basketball, win and get a good rhythm. Get guys healthy. Wherever we fall, we're fine with that.”
While the season has featured few highlights for the Grizzlies, the franchise did hold a celebration Saturday night with the retirement of former center Marc Gasol's jersey. Gasol, who played 11 seasons with Memphis, was an anchor on the grit and grind era that took the franchise to the postseason for seven consecutive seasons, including reaching the Western Conference finals in 2013.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GoJaIiPeJr 7 12 -4 5 14 36 1 5 20 1 2 50 3 4 7 0 1 0 2 2
MEM Goodwin, Jackson, Jemison III, Pereira, Pippen Jr.
in Goodwin, Jackson, Jemison III, Pereira, Pippen Jr.
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ClGoJaPeSi 2 5 +2 1 2 50 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
MEM Clarke, Goodwin, Jackson, Pereira, Simpson
in Clarke, Simpson
out Jemison III, Pippen Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlClJaJrSi 2 4 -1 2 3 67 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
MEM Allen, Clarke, Jackson, Pippen Jr., Simpson
in Allen, Pippen Jr.
out Goodwin, Pereira
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlClIiJrSi 3 2 -6 1 6 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 1 1
MEM Allen, Clarke, Jemison III, Pippen Jr., Simpson
in Jemison III
out Jackson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlIiPeJrSi 2 4 -1 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
MEM Allen, Jemison III, Pereira, Pippen Jr., Simpson
in Pereira
out Clarke
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGoIiPeJr 1 2 +2 1 2 50 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1
MEM Allen, Goodwin, Jemison III, Pereira, Pippen Jr.
in Goodwin
out Simpson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGoJaIiSi :50 2 0 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
MEM Allen, Goodwin, Jackson, Jemison III, Simpson
in Jackson, Simpson
out Pereira, Pippen Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ClGoJaPeSi 3 8 +2 3 5 60 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1
MEM Clarke, Goodwin, Jackson, Pereira, Simpson
in Clarke, Pereira
out Allen, Jemison III
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ClGoJaIiPe 2 3 -9 1 2 50 0 0 0 2 5 40 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1
MEM Clarke, Goodwin, Jackson, Jemison III, Pereira
in Jemison III
out Simpson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GoJaIiPeJr 5 16 +6 5 9 56 2 2 100 2 2 100 1 4 5 4 0 0 2 3
MEM Goodwin, Jackson, Jemison III, Pereira, Pippen Jr.
in Pippen Jr.
out Clarke
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ClGoJaPeJr 2 7 0 3 3 100 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1
MEM Clarke, Goodwin, Jackson, Pereira, Pippen Jr.
in Clarke
out Jemison III
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlClJaPeSi 2 0 -5 0 6 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 0 0 0 2 1
MEM Allen, Clarke, Jackson, Pereira, Simpson
in Allen, Simpson
out Goodwin, Pippen Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlClGoJaSi 2 2 +2 1 5 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0
MEM Allen, Clarke, Goodwin, Jackson, Simpson
in Goodwin
out Pereira
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlIiPeJrSi 2 4 -5 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1
MEM Allen, Jemison III, Pereira, Pippen Jr., Simpson
in Jemison III, Pereira, Pippen Jr.
out Clarke, Goodwin, Jackson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlClIiJrSi 3 6 -2 2 8 25 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 0
MEM Allen, Clarke, Jemison III, Pippen Jr., Simpson
in Clarke
out Pereira
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlClPeJrSi 2 4 -2 3 4 75 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0
MEM Allen, Clarke, Pereira, Pippen Jr., Simpson
in Pereira
out Jemison III
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGoIiPeSi 4 12 +5 3 6 50 3 3 100 3 4 75 2 3 5 2 0 0 2 1
MEM Allen, Goodwin, Jemison III, Pereira, Simpson
in Goodwin, Jemison III
out Clarke, Pippen Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaEmLoMaJr 5 13 +4 5 8 62 2 4 50 2 2 100 0 4 4 4 1 1 2 2
PHI Batum, Embiid, Lowry, Maxey, Oubre Jr.
in Batum, Embiid, Lowry, Maxey, Oubre Jr.
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EmHiMaMaJr 2 3 0 1 4 25 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 1
PHI Embiid, Hield, Martin, Maxey, Oubre Jr.
in Hield, Martin
out Batum, Lowry
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HiMaMaJrRe 1 3 -1 1 3 33 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PHI Hield, Martin, Maxey, Oubre Jr., Reed
in Reed
out Embiid
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HiMaMaPaRe 2 7 +2 2 2 100 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 2
PHI Hield, Martin, Maxey, Payne, Reed
in Payne
out Oubre Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaEmHiMaPa 5 13 +7 4 9 44 1 5 20 4 4 100 3 6 9 2 1 2 2 2
PHI Batum, Embiid, Hield, Martin, Payne
in Batum, Embiid
out Maxey, Reed
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaEmLoJrPa 1 0 -2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
PHI Batum, Embiid, Lowry, Oubre Jr., Payne
in Lowry, Oubre Jr.
out Hield, Martin
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaEmLoMaJr 2 5 +3 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0
PHI Batum, Embiid, Lowry, Maxey, Oubre Jr.
in Maxey
out Payne
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
LoMaMaJrRe 3 6 -2 2 6 33 0 1 0 2 2 100 2 2 4 0 0 1 1 0
PHI Lowry, Martin, Maxey, Oubre Jr., Reed
in Martin, Reed
out Batum, Embiid
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
EmLoMaJrRe 2 12 +9 4 4 100 2 2 100 2 2 100 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 2
PHI Embiid, Lowry, Maxey, Oubre Jr., Reed
in Embiid
out Martin
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaEmLoMaJr 5 8 -6 2 7 29 0 3 0 4 7 57 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 2
PHI Batum, Embiid, Lowry, Maxey, Oubre Jr.
in Batum
out Reed
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaLoMaJrRe 2 9 0 3 3 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 2
PHI Batum, Lowry, Maxey, Oubre Jr., Reed
in Reed
out Embiid
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HiMaJrPaRe 2 5 +5 3 5 60 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
PHI Hield, Martin, Oubre Jr., Payne, Reed
in Hield, Martin, Payne
out Batum, Lowry, Maxey
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JrHiMaPaRe 2 0 -2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 0
PHI Dowtin Jr., Hield, Martin, Payne, Reed
in Dowtin Jr.
out Oubre Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IvJrHiPaRe 6 17 +7 7 11 64 3 5 60 0 0 0 1 5 6 5 1 1 2 1
PHI Council IV, Dowtin Jr., Hield, Payne, Reed
in Council IV
out Martin
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IvJrPaReSm 2 6 +2 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
PHI Council IV, Dowtin Jr., Payne, Reed, Smith
in Smith
out Hield
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IvJrHiMaSm 4 7 -5 4 8 50 1 5 20 1 1 100 0 1 1 4 2 0 1 2
PHI Council IV, Dowtin Jr., Hield, Martin, Smith
in Hield, Martin
out Payne, Reed
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHIBH B. Hield
CP C. Payne
JD J. Dowtin Jr.
JE J. Embiid
KL K. Lowry
KM K. Martin
KO K. Oubre Jr.
NB N. Batum
PR P. Reed
RC R. Council IV
TM T. Maxey
TS T. Smith
MEMBC B. Clarke
GJ G. Jackson
JG J. Goodwin
JE Jemison
MP M. Pereira
SP S. Pippen Jr.
TA T. Allen
TJ T. Jemison III
ZS Z. Simpson
PHI/MEM the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur