Game ID: 22300019
Indiana Pacers @ Philadelphia 76ers
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 30 24 40 32 126IND 36 27 32 37 132
IND @ PHI ScoutingIND @ PHI Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
PHI availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Morris Sr. missed 2 since 11/02, returns tonight: 6 min (38% of 17)
OUT House Jr. missed 2 since 11/02, returns tonight: 7 min (45% of 15)
BACK Bamba back 10/29 after 2, 2 min since (13% of 13)
PHI availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restBACK Morris Sr. back 11/06 after 2, 6 min since (38% of 17)
BACK House Jr. back 11/06 after 2, 7 min since (45% of 15)
BACK Bamba back 10/29 after 2, 2 min since (18% of 13)
PHI availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restBACK Morris Sr. back 11/06 after 2, 6 min since (38% of 17)
BACK House Jr. back 11/06 after 2, 7 min since (45% of 15)
BACK Bamba back 10/29 after 2, 2 min since (18% of 13)
PHI availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT House Jr. missed 2 since 11/08, returns tonight: 16 min (109% of 15)
OUT Bamba missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Morris Sr. back 11/06 after 2, 6 min since (36% of 17)
PHI availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Bamba missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 3 since 11/08, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 12)
BACK Morris Sr. back 11/06 after 2, 6 min since (36% of 17)
BACK House Jr. back 11/06 after 2, 12 min since (77% of 15)
PHI availability going into 11/15 · back-to-backOUT Oubre Jr. missed 2 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Bamba missed 4 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Springer missed 2 since 11/12, returns tonight: 20 min (171% of 12)
BACK Morris Sr. back 11/06 after 2, 10 min since (59% of 17)
BACK House Jr. back 11/06 after 2, 14 min since (91% of 15)
BACK Martin back 11/14 after 3, 1 min since (5% of 12)
PHI availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Oubre Jr. missed 3 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Batum missed 2 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Bamba missed 5 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK House Jr. back 11/12 after 2, 12 min since (83% of 15)
BACK Martin back 11/14 after 3, 1 min since (5% of 12)
BACK Springer back 11/15 after 2, 20 min since (171% of 12)
NEW Melton 26 to 31 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Oubre Jr. missed 4 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Batum missed 3 since 11/14, returns tonight: 24 min (91% of 26)
OUT Bamba missed 6 since 11/08, returns tonight: 3 min (24% of 13)
OUT Martin missed 2 since 11/15, returns tonight: 4 min (36% of 12)
BACK House Jr. back 11/12 after 2, 14 min since (93% of 15)
BACK Springer back 11/15 after 2, 21 min since (180% of 12)
NEW Melton 26 to 33 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Oubre Jr. missed 5 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Batum back 11/19 after 3, 24 min since (91% of 26)
BACK House Jr. back 11/12 after 2, 14 min since (93% of 15)
BACK Bamba back 11/19 after 6, 3 min since (24% of 13)
BACK Martin back 11/14 after 3, 2 min since (20% of 12)
BACK Springer back 11/15 after 2, 21 min since (179% of 12)
NEW Melton 26 to 32 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Sheppard missed 2 since 11/03, returns tonight: 12 min (77% of 16)
OUT Jackson missed 2 since 11/03, returns tonight: 15 min (120% of 13)
OUT Nwora missed 2 since 11/03, returns tonight: 9 min (87% of 10)
IND availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restBACK Sheppard back 11/01 after 2, 13 min since (86% of 16)
BACK Jackson back 11/01 after 2, 17 min since (134% of 13)
BACK Nwora back 11/01 after 2, 15 min since (150% of 10)
IND availability going into 11/09 · back-to-backBACK Sheppard back 11/01 after 2, 13 min since (86% of 16)
BACK Jackson back 11/01 after 2, 17 min since (134% of 13)
BACK Nwora back 11/01 after 2, 15 min since (150% of 10)
IND availability going into 11/12 · 2 days' restOUT McConnell missed 2 since 11/08, returns tonight: 17 min (90% of 19)
OUT Sheppard missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Nwora missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Jackson back 11/06 after 2, 13 min since (102% of 13)
IND availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Sheppard missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Nwora missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK McConnell back 11/12 after 2, 17 min since (90% of 19)
BACK Jackson back 11/06 after 2, 13 min since (102% of 13)
IND availability going into 11/19 · 4 days' restOUT Sheppard missed 4 since 11/08, returns tonight: 16 min (105% of 16)
OUT Nwora missed 4 since 11/08, returns tonight: 23 min (230% of 10)
BACK McConnell back 11/12 after 2, 15 min since (80% of 19)
BACK Jackson back 11/06 after 2, 14 min since (114% of 13)
IND availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restBACK McConnell back 11/12 after 2, 17 min since (91% of 19)
BACK Sheppard back 11/19 after 4, 16 min since (105% of 16)
BACK Nwora back 11/19 after 4, 23 min since (230% of 10)
IND availability going into 11/22 · back-to-backOUT Nembhard missed 2 since 11/19, out tonight
BACK McConnell back 11/12 after 2, 16 min since (86% of 19)
BACK Sheppard back 11/19 after 4, 10 min since (67% of 16)
BACK Nwora back 11/19 after 4, 23 min since (230% of 10)
IND availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Nembhard missed 3 since 11/19, returns tonight: 20 min (75% of 26)
BACK McConnell back 11/12 after 2, 16 min since (84% of 19)
BACK Sheppard back 11/19 after 4, 10 min since (67% of 16)
BACK Nwora back 11/19 after 4, 19 min since (184% of 10)
NEW Toppin 21 to 29 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Embiid at 34 and Maxey at 30 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 132 a night and allowing 123, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Haliburton at 27 and Turner at 19 a game. Without Sheppard (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-10 a night and Indiana minus-3 and the arc, Indiana at 43 percent from three to Philadelphia's 35. Call it Philadelphia 124, Indiana 119.
11/06 vs WAS 146-128 — PHI notes
PHI won 146-128. PHI shot 56% (51 of 91) to WAS's 51%, 12 of 31 from three, and went to the line 36 times to WAS's 20 — 32 points from the stripe to their 16. Embiid led with 48 (17 of 25, 14 of 14 at the line); Maxey added 22, Harris 18. The hinge was Q1, 33-24: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 27. Batum was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
11/08 vs BOS 106-103 — PHI notes
PHI won 106-103. PHI shot 44% (42 of 95) to BOS's 40%, 9 of 34 from three. The glass went 56-43 for them. Embiid led with 27 (10 of 20, 1 of 4 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Maxey added 25, Harris 17. The hinge was Q2, 39-27: PHI came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 7, and the lead reached 15.
11/10 @ DET 114-106 — PHI notes
PHI won 114-106. PHI shot 42% (35 of 83) to DET's 47%, 9 of 28 from three, and went to the line 41 times to DET's 22 — 35 points from the stripe to their 18. PHI turned it over 8 times to DET's 16. Embiid led with 33 (8 of 21, 1 of 4 from three, 16 of 19 at the line); Maxey added 29, Harris 24. The hinge was Q3, 35-21: PHI came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 6, and the lead reached 17. PHI trailed 48-56 at the half and won the second half 66-50. Maxey was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/12 vs IND 137-126 — PHI notes
PHI won 137-126. PHI shot 50% (53 of 105) to IND's 52%, 14 of 33 from three. The glass went 54-32 for them. Maxey led with 50 (20 of 32, 7 of 11 from three); Embiid added 37, Harris 18. The hinge was Q1, 38-27: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Maxey was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/14 vs IND 126-132 — PHI notes
PHI lost 126-132. PHI shot 50% (43 of 86) to IND's 52%, 6 of 22 from three. PHI turned it over 16 times to IND's 11. Embiid led with 39 (11 of 22, 0 of 4 from three, 17 of 17 at the line); Melton added 30, Maxey 27. Q3 was theirs, 40-32, the deficit cut from 9 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 100-86 against them.
11/15 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Embiid at 37 and Maxey at 31 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Oubre Jr. (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 104, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Brown at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 104 a night to Philadelphia's 119 and the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-7 a night and Boston plus-0. Call it Philadelphia 116, Boston 115, Boston keeping it close.
11/17 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Young at 26 and Murray at 23 a game. Without Fernando (3 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Embiid at 31 and Maxey at 30 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Oubre Jr. (3 straight), Batum (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Atlanta giving it away 16 times a game to Philadelphia's 11 and the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-5 a night and Atlanta minus-1. Call it Atlanta 118, Philadelphia 117, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/19 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 107, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Bridges at 19 and Walker IV at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Thomas (4 straight), Simmons (5 straight), Clowney (12 straight). 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 29 free throws a game; Embiid at 32 and Maxey at 29 a game. Without Oubre Jr. (4 straight), Batum (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 107 a night to Philadelphia's 119 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 29 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 20. Call it Brooklyn 116, Philadelphia 115, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/21 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 25 free throws a game; Embiid at 32 and Maxey at 28 a game. Without Oubre Jr. (5 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Garland at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Mitchell (2 straight), Okoro (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 109 a night to Philadelphia's 118. Call it Philadelphia 117, Cleveland 113, Cleveland keeping it close.
11/06 vs SAS 152-111 — IND notes
IND won 152-111. IND shot 58% (55 of 95) to SAS's 43%, 20 of 38 from three, and got to the line 23 times to SAS's 30. The glass went 49-36 for them. Haliburton led with 23 (9 of 19, 3 of 7 from three); Toppin added 19, Hield 19. The hinge was Q1, 44-28: from level to 16 ahead, and the lead reached 44. Haliburton was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
11/08 vs UTA 134-118 — IND notes
IND won 134-118. IND shot 51% (52 of 101) to UTA's 47%, 13 of 41 from three. IND turned it over 11 times to UTA's 21. Nesmith led with 24 (9 of 13, 4 of 6 from three); Mathurin added 22, Turner 22. The hinge was Q4, 33-20: a lead of 3 became 16. Mathurin was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/09 vs MIL 126-124 — IND notes
IND won 126-124. IND shot 48% (44 of 92) to MIL's 53%, 20 of 48 from three, and got to the line 20 times to MIL's 26. Haliburton led with 29 (10 of 17, 5 of 9 from three); Mathurin added 26, Turner 21. The hinge was Q1, 38-24: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 18.
11/12 @ PHI 126-137 — IND notes
IND lost 126-137. IND shot 52% (47 of 90) to PHI's 50%, 16 of 39 from three. The glass went 32-54 against them. Haliburton led with 25 (9 of 14, 3 of 6 from three); Turner added 22, Hield 16. Q3 was theirs, 39-31, the deficit cut from 9 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 106-87 against them. Mathurin's -24 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/14 @ PHI 132-126 — IND notes
IND won 132-126. IND shot 52% (48 of 93) to PHI's 50%, 13 of 37 from three. IND turned it over 11 times to PHI's 16. Haliburton led with 33 (11 of 18, 7 of 12 from three); Toppin added 27, Turner 17. The hinge was Q1, 36-30: from level to 6 ahead. Haliburton was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/19 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 134 a night and allowing 123, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Haliburton at 25 and Turner at 19 a game. Without Sheppard (4 straight). 4 days' rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 106, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Banchero at 18 and F. Wagner at 18 a game. Without Carter Jr. (7 straight), Fultz (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 106 a night to Indiana's 123 and the arc, Indiana at 40 percent from three to Orlando's 34. Call it Indiana 119, Orlando 114.
11/21 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Young at 26 and Murray at 19 a game. Without Fernando (4 straight), Mathews (2 straight). 3 days' rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 127, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Haliburton at 23 and Turner at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Atlanta giving it away 16 times a game to Indiana's 12 and the defense, Atlanta allowing 120 a night to Indiana's 127. Call it Atlanta 123, Indiana 121, Indiana keeping it close.
11/22 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 133, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Haliburton at 27 and Turner at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Nembhard (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Barnes at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Freeman-Liberty (12 straight), Young (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-5 a night and Indiana minus-6 and the defense, Toronto allowing 116 a night to Indiana's 133. Call it Indiana 123, Toronto 120, Toronto keeping it close.
11/24 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 132 a night and allowing 135, shooting 53 percent and 40 from three, 25 free throws a game; Haliburton at 28 and Toppin at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Nembhard (3 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 120, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; Cunningham at 17 and Bagley III at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Duren (5 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-3 a night and Indiana minus-9 and the defense, Detroit allowing 120 a night to Indiana's 135. Call it Indiana 126, Detroit 118.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHIDH D. House Jr.
DM D. Melton
FK F. Korkmaz
JE J. Embiid
MM M. Morris Sr.
PB P. Beverley
PR P. Reed
RC R. Covington
TH T. Harris
TM T. Maxey
INDAN A. Nembhard
AN A. Nesmith
BB B. Brown
BH B. Hield
BM B. Mathurin
IJ I. Jackson
JS J. Smith
MT M. Turner
OT O. Toppin
TH T. Haliburton
TM T. McConnell
PHI/IND 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
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
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
Haliburton, Toppin lead the way as the Pacers snap 76ers' 8-game win streak 132-126
PHILADELPHIA -- — Tyrese Haliburton had 33 points and 15 assists, and Obi Toppin chipped in 27 points as the Indiana Pacers beat the 76ers 132-126 in an NBA In-Season Tournament game on Tuesday night and snapped Philadelphia's eight-game winning streak.
“We know there was higher stakes in this game with it being the in-season tournament,” Haliburton said. “I've never played in a playoff game, so this is my first chance to compete for a championship and I took it very seriously. ... And I never beat Philly before, so this was an exciting win for me.”
The Pacers took the upper hand in the tourney's East Conference Group A standings, improving to 2-0 in pool play. The Sixers slipped to 1-1.
Myles Turner added 17 points — including 15 in the fourth quarter — for the Pacers, whose bench outscored Philadelphia's 33-6.
“We had to be up to the mental challenge of playing in difficult situations against a team with two great players and a lot of hard playing guys and our guys got the job done," Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said.
Joel Embiid scored 39 points and De'Anthony Melton added 30. Tyrese Maxey was held to 27 points on 9-of-23 shooting after scoring a career-high 50 points against the Pacers on Sunday.
“Sometimes, the ball is just not bouncing your way,” Sixers head coach Nick Nurse said. “There were times when I was amazed about how we had them in difficult situations and they threw a wild pass and completing it. They would end up with the ball somehow — they only had 11 turnovers — and I felt like we could have doubled it somehow with the sequences. It just wasn't happening tonight for some reason.”
In a reversal of the Sixers win on Sunday, it was the Pacers who were in control for most of the first three quarters. The Sixers held the lead for just 26 seconds in the first three quarters as the Pacers built a 13-point lead early in the third thanks to hot shooting from Haliburton and Toppin. Haliburton was sharp from beyond the arc, going 6 for 8 from 3-point distance in the first half to help the Pacers build a 63-54 lead at intermission.
The Pacers, after allowing 23 offensive rebounds to the Sixers on Sunday, held Philadelphia to five on Tuesday.
“We made some adjustments, but the big adjustment was the disposition and the persistence and the understanding that this was an enormous part of the game,” Carlisle said. “We did rebounding drills in practice (Monday) and its every NBA coach's nightmare because you worry about someone getting hurt. But we established that this was a necessary thing.”
For the game, Haliburton was 11 for 18 from the floor and 7 for 12 beyond the 3-point line. He had 32 assists and no turnovers in two games against Philadelphia. Toppin was 12 for 15 from the floor.
Philadelphia climbed back into the game in the fourth, taking its first lead on a Harris turnaround jumper shortly after he returned after he was staggered and removed when Kendall Brown fell on his head and neck area. Harris returned after being cleared by concussion protocol..
But after a back-and-forth stretch, Indiana went on an 11-2 run that gave it the separation it needed and a lead it never relinquished.
“We just got to clean up finishing up games," Embiid said. “We've been doing a good job, but tonight we had a few traveling calls and were a little disorganized at times. We're just not getting ourselves open, so we have to do a better job.”
Pacers forward Jalen Smith left the game with a head injury, and the team said he was being transported to a hospital for evaluation and additional testing. Smith was knocked down in a collision at the defensive end of the floor midway through the second quarter as Sixers forward Paul Reed went up for a dunk. The team had no update on Smith's condition after the game.
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Pacers: Off until Sunday when they host the Orlando Magic .