Game ID: 22300040
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Philadelphia 76ers
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
PHI 24 29 26 31 9 119CLE 27 38 23 22 12 122
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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 11/14 · 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
PHI availability going into 11/22 · back-to-backOUT Oubre Jr. missed 6 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Batum back 11/19 after 3, 25 min since (97% of 26)
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, 18 min since (149% of 12)
NEW Melton 26 to 35 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/25 · 2 days' restOUT Oubre Jr. missed 7 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Batum back 11/19 after 3, 25 min since (96% of 26)
BACK Bamba back 11/19 after 6, 4 min since (33% of 13)
BACK Martin back 11/19 after 2, 5 min since (41% of 12)
BACK Springer back 11/15 after 2, 16 min since (133% of 12)
NEW Melton 26 to 34 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restOUT Oubre Jr. missed 8 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Batum back 11/19 after 3, 27 min since (103% of 26)
BACK Bamba back 11/19 after 6, 4 min since (33% of 13)
BACK Martin back 11/19 after 2, 5 min since (41% of 12)
NEW Melton 26 to 33 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT Oubre Jr. missed 9 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT House Jr. missed 2 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Springer missed 2 since 11/25, out tonight
BACK Batum back 11/19 after 3, 27 min since (105% of 26)
BACK Bamba back 11/19 after 6, 5 min since (36% of 13)
BACK Martin back 11/19 after 2, 5 min since (42% of 12)
CLE availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT Okoro missed 3 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Merrill missed 2 since 11/08, returns tonight: 3 min (18% of 17)
BACK Garland back 11/03 after 4, 34 min since (99% of 34)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/11 after 3, 2 min since (12% of 13)
CLE availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Okoro missed 4 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Garland back 11/03 after 4, 34 min since (99% of 34)
BACK Merrill back 11/05 after 2, 2 min since (12% of 17)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/11 after 3, 2 min since (18% of 13)
CLE availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Okoro missed 5 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Merrill back 11/05 after 2, 2 min since (11% of 17)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/11 after 3, 5 min since (36% of 13)
CLE availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Okoro missed 6 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Merrill back 11/13 after 2, 2 min since (10% of 17)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/11 after 3, 7 min since (58% of 13)
CLE availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Mitchell missed 2 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Okoro missed 7 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Merrill back 11/13 after 2, 7 min since (43% of 17)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/11 after 3, 11 min since (86% of 13)
CLE availability going into 11/22 · back-to-backOUT Mitchell missed 3 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT LeVert missed 2 since 11/19, returns tonight: 18 min (65% of 28)
OUT Okoro missed 8 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Merrill back 11/13 after 2, 7 min since (41% of 17)
CLE availability going into 11/25 · 2 days' restOUT Mitchell missed 4 since 11/17, returns tonight: 35 min (98% of 36)
OUT Okoro missed 9 since 11/05, returns tonight: 18 min (70% of 26)
BACK LeVert back 11/22 after 2, 18 min since (65% of 28)
NEW Wade 20 to 27 min over the last 4
NEW Porter Jr. 13 to 22 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 11/26 · back-to-backOUT Wade missed 2 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 11/25 after 4, 35 min since (98% of 36)
BACK LeVert back 11/22 after 2, 22 min since (78% of 28)
BACK Okoro back 11/25 after 9, 18 min since (70% of 26)
NEW Porter Jr. 13 to 24 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 11/28 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 3 since 11/22, out tonight
OUT Merrill missed 2 since 11/25, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 11/25 after 4, 34 min since (96% of 36)
BACK LeVert back 11/22 after 2, 22 min since (78% of 28)
BACK Okoro back 11/25 after 9, 14 min since (54% of 26)
NEW Porter Jr. 13 to 26 min over the last 4
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.
11/14 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 107-117 — PHI notes
PHI lost 107-117. PHI shot 46% (39 of 85) to BOS's 48%, 11 of 30 from three. Maxey led with 20 (6 of 15, 3 of 7 from three); Embiid added 20, Harris 16. Q2 was theirs, 36-20, turning a 15-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 97-71 against them. Embiid's -25 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/17 @ ATL 126-116 — PHI notes
PHI won 126-116. PHI shot 49% (43 of 88) to ATL's 45%, 13 of 30 from three. Embiid led with 32 (10 of 19, 1 of 3 from three, 11 of 11 at the line); Harris added 29, Maxey 19. The hinge was Q1, 30-24: from level to 6 ahead, and the lead reached 16. Embiid was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/19 @ BKN 121-99 — PHI notes
PHI won 121-99. PHI shot 47% (44 of 94) to BKN's 47%, 16 of 35 from three. PHI turned it over 4 times to BKN's 15. Embiid led with 32 (11 of 24, 9 of 10 at the line); Maxey added 25, Melton 21. The hinge was Q2, 38-27: a lead of 1 became 12, and the lead reached 27. Embiid was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/21 vs CLE 119-122 — PHI notes
PHI lost 119-122 in 1 overtime. PHI shot 42% (40 of 96) to CLE's 49%, 11 of 35 from three, and went to the line 34 times to CLE's 25 — 28 points from the stripe to their 21. The glass went 44-56 against them. Embiid led with 32 (9 of 21, 1 of 3 from three, 13 of 16 at the line); Maxey added 30, Harris 23. Q4 was theirs, 31-22, the deficit cut from 9 to 0, but the other 4 periods went 100-88 against them.
11/22 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; Towns at 26 and Edwards at 22 a game. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Embiid at 31 and Maxey at 24 a game. Without Oubre Jr. (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Minnesota 116, Philadelphia 113, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/25 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 102, shooting 53 percent and 47 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Holmgren at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Jal. Williams (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Embiid at 29 and Maxey at 22 a game. Without Oubre Jr. (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 47 percent from three to Philadelphia's 36 and the defense, OKC allowing 102 a night to Philadelphia's 113. Call it OKC 119, Philadelphia 110.
11/27 vs LAL — 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 118 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 31 free throws a game; Embiid at 33 and Maxey at 24 a game. Without Oubre Jr. (8 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 103, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; James at 27 and Davis at 22 a game. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Reddish (2 straight), Vanderbilt (4 straight), Vincent (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 103 a night to Philadelphia's 114 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 31 free throws a game to the Lakers' 24. Call it Philadelphia 115, the Lakers 112, the Lakers keeping it close.
11/29 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Williamson at 27 and Ingram at 27 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without McCollum (12 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 31 free throws a game; Embiid at 32 and Maxey at 26 a game. Without Oubre Jr. (9 straight), House Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-7 a night and Philadelphia plus-3 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 31 free throws a game to New Orleans's 26. Call it New Orleans 114, Philadelphia 113, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/13 @ SAC 120-132 — CLE notes
CLE lost 120-132. CLE took 8 more shots (91 to 83), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 49% to SAC's 59%, 16 of 35 from three. Mitchell led with 22 (7 of 21, 4 of 9 from three); LeVert added 21, Strus 19. Q4 was theirs, 31-22, the deficit cut from 21 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 110-89 against them. Allen's -25 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/15 @ POR 109-95 — CLE notes
CLE won 109-95. CLE shot 56% (42 of 75) to POR's 37%, 9 of 30 from three. CLE turned it over 17 times to POR's 12, and POR turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 47-30 for them. Mitchell led with 34 (13 of 20, 5 of 8 from three); Mobley added 21, LeVert 17. The hinge was Q4, 26-20: a lead of 8 became 14, and the lead reached 18. Mobley was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
11/17 vs DET 108-100 — CLE notes
CLE won 108-100. CLE shot 51% (42 of 82) to DET's 43%, 9 of 21 from three, and went to the line 21 times to DET's 15 — 15 points from the stripe to their 13. CLE turned it over 12 times to DET's 17. The glass went 39-51 against them. Garland led with 28 (10 of 19, 2 of 5 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Strus added 18, Mobley 18. The hinge was Q1, 35-26: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 16. Niang was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/19 vs DEN 121-109 — CLE notes
CLE won 121-109. CLE shot 55% (45 of 82) to DEN's 48%, 11 of 27 from three. The glass went 47-33 for them. Garland led with 26 (10 of 16, 2 of 4 from three); Porter added 21, Mobley 16. The hinge was Q3, 26-17: a lead of 8 became 17, and the lead reached 26. Allen was the night's best plus/minus at +42.
11/21 @ PHI 122-119 — CLE notes
CLE won 122-119 in 1 overtime. CLE shot 49% (46 of 94) to PHI's 42%, 9 of 25 from three, and got to the line 25 times to PHI's 34. The glass went 56-44 for them. Garland led with 32 (10 of 25, 2 of 6 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Allen added 26, Strus 20. The hinge was Q2, 38-29: a lead of 3 became 12, and the lead reached 18. Porter Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/22 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Garland at 26 and Eva. Mobley at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Mitchell (3 straight), LeVert (2 straight), Okoro (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Butler III at 26 and Adebayo at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Herro (6 straight), Jović (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-7 a night and Miami minus-5 and the turnovers, Cleveland giving it away 14 times a game to Miami's 9. Call it Cleveland 112, Miami 111, Miami keeping it close.
11/25 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Garland at 25 and Eva. Mobley at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Mitchell (4 straight), Okoro (9 straight). 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; James at 29 and Davis at 18 a game. Without Vanderbilt (3 straight), Vincent (12 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Cleveland 111, the Lakers 110, the Lakers keeping it close.
11/26 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Garland at 21 and Eva. Mobley at 17 a game. Without Wade (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 117, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Schröder at 21 a game. Without Freeman-Liberty (14 straight), Young (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Toronto 115, Cleveland 114, Cleveland keeping it close.
11/28 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Garland at 20 and Allen at 17 a game. Without Wade (3 straight), Merrill (2 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 130, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 25 free throws a game; Young at 32 and Bogdanović at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 116 a night to Atlanta's 130 and the line, where Atlanta takes 25 free throws a game to Cleveland's 19. Call it Cleveland 120, Atlanta 119, Atlanta keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECP C. Porter Jr.
DG D. Garland
DW D. Wade
EM E. Mobley
GN G. Niang
JA J. Allen
MS M. Strus
PO Porter
SM S. Merrill
TT T. Thompson
PHIDH D. House Jr.
DM D. Melton
JE J. Embiid
JS J. Springer
NB N. Batum
PB P. Beverley
PR P. Reed
RC R. Covington
TH T. Harris
TM T. Maxey
CLE/PHI 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
Garland leads shorthanded Cavaliers to 122-119 win over 76ers in overtime
PHILADELPHIA -- Despite playing shorthanded for a third straight game, the Cleveland Cavaliers continued their winning ways as Darius Garland scored 32 points and Jarrett Allen added 26 in a 122-119 overtime win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night in the NBA In-Season Tournament.
The Cavaliers (8-6, 2-1 In-Season Tournament) have won four straight and remained alive for the Eastern Conference's wild-card berth despite playing without three rotation pieces in Donovan Mitchell , Caris LeVert and Isaac Okoro due to injury.
"It gives us some confidence," Garland said. "We have to keep it rolling, keep moving the ball and the bodies moving. Our bigs have been holding it down right now."
Cleveland had six players in double figures. The Cavs dominated the paint and the glass, outrebounding the Sixers 61-53 and holding a 68-52 edge in points in the paint.
"These guys want to do it for each other," Cleveland coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. "The Cavaliers way is that the team is better than the individual. These guys bought into it and they are figuring out who we are."
The 76ers (10-4, 2-2 In-Season Tournament) have lost both of their tournament games on their bright red home court. Overall, the 76ers have lost three straight at home after winning their first six at home to start the season.
Joel Embiid scored 32 points and Tyrese Maxey added 30 for the Sixers.
"We raised our level of play in the second half and gave ourselves a chance," Philadelphia coach Nick Nurse said. "It just didn't work out."
The Cavs were able to control the tempo through three quarters, grabbing an 18-point lead early in the third quarter. Still, Maxey and Embiid helped Philadelphia climb back, cutting Cleveland's lead to nine at the end of three and briefly grabbing a one-point lead on a three-play play with 2:07 to play.
"We got them where we wanted them," Garland said, describing the mood as overtime began. "We just had to go back to what was working. We needed to go back (to the paint), attack Joel and try to get him out of the game (with fouls.)"
Allen hit the biggest shot of the night, an 8-foot hook shot off Craig Porter 's ninth assists of the game to give the Cavs a 120-119 lead with 18 seconds left in overtime. Both Embiid and Maxey missed layups at the other end. Garland made two free throws with 9.7 seconds left after Embiid fouled out. Philadelphia's chances for a second overtime crashed when Maxey's final 3-point attempt fell short.
Sixers guard Kelly Oubre Jr . continued his rehab work after breaking a rib after allegedly being hit by a car on Nov. 11 as a pedestrian on a downtown Philadelphia street.
Oubre participated on Monday in individual on-court workouts and will be reevaluated in a week to determine when he can return to the court. "He was in good spirits and it was good," Nurse said. "He was pretty energetic on the court (Monday)."
UP NEXT
Cavaliers: Return home to face Miami on Wednesday.
76ers: Open a two-game road trip against Minnesota on Wednesday night.