Game ID: 22300132
Phoenix Suns @ Philadelphia 76ers
Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 1:00 PM ET
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 25 27 28 32 112PHX 24 21 30 25 100
PHI vs PHX ScoutingPHI vs PHX 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 10/26 · season opener
full strength
PHI availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's rest
full strength
PHI availability going into 10/29 · back-to-backOUT Bamba missed 2 since 10/26, returns tonight: 2 min (12% of 13)
PHI availability going into 11/02 · 3 days' restBACK Bamba back 10/29 after 2, 2 min since (12% of 13)
PHI availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restBACK Bamba back 10/29 after 2, 1 min since (10% of 13)
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)
PHX availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's rest
full strength
PHX availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT Bates-Diop missed 2 since 10/24, returns tonight: 6 min (39% of 15)
OUT Metu missed 2 since 10/24, returns tonight: 3 min (21% of 12)
OUT Bol missed 2 since 10/24, returns tonight: 4 min (38% of 11)
PHX availability going into 10/31 · 2 days' restOUT Booker missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Bates-Diop back 10/28 after 2, 6 min since (39% of 15)
BACK Metu back 10/28 after 2, 3 min since (21% of 12)
BACK Bol back 10/28 after 2, 4 min since (38% of 11)
NEW Okogie 16 to 29 min over the last 3
NEW Goodwin 14 to 23 min over the last 3
PHX availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 3 since 10/26, returns tonight: 35 min (97% of 36)
BACK Bates-Diop back 10/28 after 2, 6 min since (39% of 15)
BACK Metu back 10/28 after 2, 3 min since (21% of 12)
BACK Bol back 10/28 after 2, 4 min since (38% of 11)
NEW Okogie 16 to 29 min over the last 4
NEW Goodwin 14 to 21 min over the last 4
PHX availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Metu missed 2 since 10/31, returns tonight: 5 min (41% of 12)
OUT Bol missed 2 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Booker back 11/02 after 3, 35 min since (97% of 36)
BACK Bates-Diop back 10/28 after 2, 12 min since (78% of 15)
NEW Okogie 16 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Watanabe 13 to 20 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/05 · back-to-backOUT Bol missed 3 since 10/31, returns tonight: 3 min (24% of 11)
BACK Booker back 11/02 after 3, 35 min since (97% of 36)
BACK Bates-Diop back 10/28 after 2, 16 min since (104% of 15)
BACK Metu back 10/28 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 12)
NEW Okogie 16 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Goodwin 14 to 19 min over the last 5
NEW Watanabe 13 to 21 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/08 · 2 days' restOUT Booker missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Bates-Diop back 10/28 after 2, 17 min since (110% of 15)
BACK Metu back 10/28 after 2, 3 min since (25% of 12)
BACK Bol back 10/28 after 2, 3 min since (31% of 11)
NEW Okogie 16 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Watanabe 13 to 22 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Metu back 11/04 after 2, 3 min since (27% of 12)
BACK Bol back 11/05 after 3, 3 min since (24% of 11)
NEW Okogie 16 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Bates-Diop 15 to 23 min over the last 4
NEW Watanabe 13 to 21 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 4 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Metu missed 2 since 11/08, returns tonight: 1 min (6% of 12)
OUT Bol missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
NEW Bates-Diop 15 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Watanabe 13 to 20 min over the last 5
10/26 @ MIL 117-118 — PHI notes
PHI lost 117-118. PHI shot 51% (41 of 80) to MIL's 51%, 16 of 35 from three, and got to the line 28 times to MIL's 36. Maxey led with 31 (10 of 22, 3 of 8 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Oubre Jr. added 27, Embiid 24. Q3 was theirs, 31-25, the deficit cut from 9 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 93-86 against them. Harris's -14 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/28 @ TOR 114-107 — PHI notes
PHI won 114-107. PHI shot 50% (43 of 86) to TOR's 44%, 10 of 28 from three. Maxey led with 34 (12 of 20, 7 of 9 from three); Embiid added 34, Oubre Jr. 18. The hinge was Q3, 35-20: PHI came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 12. PHI trailed 56-59 at the half and won the second half 58-48. Maxey was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
10/29 vs POR 126-98 — PHI notes
PHI won 126-98. PHI shot 49% (40 of 82) to POR's 38%, 11 of 28 from three, and went to the line 40 times to POR's 22 — 35 points from the stripe to their 19. Embiid led with 35 (12 of 22, 2 of 4 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Maxey added 26, Harris 24. The hinge was Q3, 33-21: a lead of 6 became 18, and the lead reached 31. Harris was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
11/02 vs TOR 114-99 — PHI notes
PHI won 114-99. PHI shot 46% (42 of 92) to TOR's 48%, 9 of 25 from three, and went to the line 25 times to TOR's 19 — 21 points from the stripe to their 13. PHI turned it over 14 times to TOR's 19. Embiid led with 28 (8 of 22, 12 of 13 at the line); Harris added 23, Oubre Jr. 23. The hinge was Q2, 28-23: a lead of 4 became 9, and the lead reached 18. Embiid was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/04 vs PHX 112-100 — PHI notes
PHI won 112-100. PHI shot 48% (43 of 90) to PHX's 36%, 11 of 30 from three, and got to the line 18 times to PHX's 33. PHI turned it over 17 times to PHX's 10, and PHX turned those into 11 steals. Embiid led with 26 (9 of 18, 3 of 3 from three); Oubre Jr. added 25, Maxey 22. The hinge was Q4, 32-25: a lead of 5 became 12, and the lead reached 18. Maxey was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/06 vs WAS — 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 117 a night and allowing 104, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Embiid at 29 and Maxey at 26 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Morris Sr. (2 straight), House Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 125, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Kuzma at 23 and Poole at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 104 a night to Washington's 125 and the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-4 a night and Washington minus-9. Call it Philadelphia 122, Washington 109, Philadelphia by 13.
11/08 vs BOS — 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 122 a night and allowing 106, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 28 free throws a game; Embiid at 34 and Maxey at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Tatum at 30 and Brown at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without White (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-11 a night and Philadelphia plus-6 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 28 free throws a game to Boston's 23. Call it Philadelphia 117, Boston 115, Boston keeping it close.
11/10 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Sasser at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Ivey (3 straight), Burks (5 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Embiid at 33 and Maxey at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 106 a night to Detroit's 119 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 27 free throws a game to Detroit's 18. Call it Philadelphia 117, Detroit 110.
11/12 vs IND — 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 118 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Embiid at 32 and Maxey at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without House Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 119, shooting 52 percent and 44 from three, 21 free throws a game; Haliburton at 26 and Turner at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without McConnell (2 straight), Sheppard (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Indiana at 44 percent from three to Philadelphia's 34 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 107 a night to Indiana's 119. Call it Philadelphia 121, Indiana 116.
10/26 @ LAL 95-100 — PHX notes
PHX lost 95-100. PHX shot 42% (34 of 81) to LAL's 43%, 9 of 31 from three, and got to the line 23 times to LAL's 29. Durant led with 39 (14 of 28, 1 of 5 from three, 10 of 13 at the line); Gordon added 15, Goodwin 14. Q1 was theirs, 30-18, but the other 3 periods went 82-65 against them. They led by as many as 12. Gordon's -27 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/28 vs UTA 126-104 — PHX notes
PHX won 126-104. PHX shot 53% (45 of 85) to UTA's 44%, 10 of 37 from three, and went to the line 28 times to UTA's 14 — 26 points from the stripe to their 12. PHX turned it over 11 times to UTA's 18. Durant led with 26 (8 of 11, 1 of 4 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Gordon added 21, Allen 17. The hinge was Q3, 40-28: a lead of 16 became 28, and the lead reached 33. Durant was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
10/31 vs SAS 114-115 — PHX notes
PHX lost 114-115. PHX shot 51% (42 of 83) to SAS's 47%, 18 of 39 from three. PHX turned it over 19 times to SAS's 12, and SAS turned those into 10 steals. Durant led with 26 (12 of 19, 1 of 3 from three); Gordon added 20, Allen 19. Q1 was theirs, 27-18, but the other 3 periods went 97-87 against them. They led by as many as 20.
11/02 vs SAS 121-132 — PHX notes
PHX lost 121-132. PHX shot 54% (43 of 80) to SAS's 52%, 16 of 32 from three, and went to the line 26 times to SAS's 13 — 19 points from the stripe to their 12. PHX turned it over 14 times to SAS's 8. Booker led with 31 (10 of 19, 5 of 7 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Durant added 28, Allen 16. Q3 was theirs, 34-28, the deficit cut from 20 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 104-87 against them. Durant's -17 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/04 @ PHI 100-112 — PHX notes
PHX lost 100-112. PHX shot 36% (32 of 89) to PHI's 48%, 9 of 35 from three, and went to the line 33 times to PHI's 18 — 27 points from the stripe to their 15. PHX turned it over 10 times to PHI's 17. Durant led with 31 (9 of 20, 1 of 4 from three, 12 of 14 at the line); Gordon added 13, Nurkić 11. Q3 was theirs, 30-28, the deficit cut from 7 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 84-70 against them. Gordon's -19 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/05 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Cunningham at 21 and Burks at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Burks (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Durant at 30 and Gordon at 15 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-7 a night and Phoenix minus-2 and the arc, Detroit at 40 percent from three to Phoenix's 36. Call it Detroit 113, Phoenix 109, Phoenix keeping it close.
11/08 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; LaVine at 21 and DeRozan at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Durant at 30 and Gordon at 16 a game. Without Booker (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the line, where Phoenix takes 26 free throws a game to Chicago's 20 and the glass, where Phoenix has been minus-1 a night and Chicago minus-6. Call it Chicago 113, Phoenix 112, Phoenix keeping it close.
11/10 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Durant at 30 and Allen at 17 a game. Without Booker (3 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; James at 25 and Davis at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. They have lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Vincent (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-3 a night and the Lakers minus-8 and the arc, Phoenix at 40 percent from three to the Lakers' 30. Call it Phoenix 116, the Lakers 110.
11/12 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Durant at 33 and Allen at 15 a game. Without Booker (4 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Holmgren at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-4 a night and OKC minus-8. Call it Phoenix 117, OKC 115, OKC keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXCM C. Metu
DE D. Eubanks
EG E. Gordon
GA G. Allen
JG J. Goodwin
JN J. Nurkić
JO J. Okogie
KB K. Bates-Diop
KD K. Durant
NL N. Little
NU Nurkic
SL S. Lee
YW Y. Watanabe
PHIDM D. Melton
FK F. Korkmaz
JE J. Embiid
JS J. Springer
KM K. Martin
KO K. Oubre Jr.
MB M. Bamba
PB P. Beverley
PR P. Reed
RC R. Covington
TH T. Harris
TM T. Maxey
PHX/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
Joel Embiid, Kelly Oubre Jr. lead 76ers past Phoenix 112-100 for fourth straight win
PHILADELPHIA -- — The 76ers needed a lift from a big man out of Kansas each time the undermanned Suns made a run at the lead.
Joel Embiid ?
Sure, the NBA MVP did his part with another double-double and even got to watch the fourth quarter from the bench.
But the former Jayhawk with the big buckets in this one — 17 points at the half — was Kelly Oubre Jr . The early surprise of the season, Oubre has done more than fit in with the Sixers, he found a way to stand out with his third 20-point game already.
“He's athletic and can put the ball on the floor and shoot,” Embiid said. “It's that simple.”
Embiid had 26 points and 11 rebounds, Oubre scored 25 points and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Phoenix Suns 112-100 on Saturday for their fourth straight win.
With Bradley Beal (back spasms) and Devin Booker (sprained left ankle) sitting out, the Suns faltered in the fourth and lost their third straight game. Kevin Durant kept the Suns within striking range until late with 31 points. He made 12 of 14 free throws.
Tyrese Maxey overcame a slow start and had 22 points and 10 assists. Tobias Harris added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Sixers.
The Sixers will go as far as Embiid and Maxey, who turned 23 on Saturday, will take them and neither one could get going in the first half. They combined for just a 7 of 23 effort from the floor.
Embiid was also whistled for a flagrant foul when he socked Jusuf Nurkic in the face with an elbow. Maxey bounced one into double coverage that led to a Suns bucket.
The 76ers were instead steadied by another solid outing from Harris and Oubre.
Harris has both been lost in the shuffle behind former Sixers who dominated the ball and disparaged by fans for not always living up to his $180 million deal. Oubre has been an early steal on a $2.9 million, one-year deal. He dropped 27 points off the bench in the season opener and started his second straight game after PJ Tucker was included in the James Harden trade to the Clippers.
“This summer was very stressful for me,” said Oubre, who didn't sign until September. “I had a lot of pent-up energy for this season.”
Oubre kept rolling in the third. He hit a 3 for a 63-51 lead and, after Durant scored late that pulled the Suns within five, Oubre stretched the lead on a three-point play. Oh, the other big man out of Kansas came through -- Embiid hit a 3 for an 80-75 lead through three.
Embiid and Oubre both played under coach Bill Self for one year at Kansas but were separated by a season. Embiid played 2013-14 and Oubre followed the next year. Oubre didn't necessarily seek Embiid for free-agent advice but followed him again — this time to join Embiid on an Eastern Conference contender.
“He's the best big man in the NBA," Oubre said. “The business side of it, no. But as far as having the best player on the court at all times, it opens up a lot of shots and good cuts and drives for me. That definitely played a big role in it.”
The Suns could have used Beal and Booker down the stretch. Coach Frank Vogel said there was no change in Beal’s status. He has yet to play this season. Booker has played only two games this season, including a 31-point game in a loss Thursday against San Antonio. Vogel said he hoped Booker could play in Detroit.
“It's the NBA. We’ve got to get used to it,” Vogel said. “That’s how this league is. There’s going to be guys in and out of the lineup. Everybody has to stay ready and be able to toggle between roles.”
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The Suns complete the back-to-back with another afternoon game Sunday in Detroit.