Game ID: 22300180
Indiana Pacers @ Philadelphia 76ers
Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 6:00 PM ET
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 38 31 31 37 137IND 27 33 39 27 126
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 11/04 · 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)
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
IND availability going into 11/04 · back-to-backBACK Sheppard back 11/01 after 2, 15 min since (95% of 16)
BACK Jackson back 11/01 after 2, 19 min since (148% of 13)
BACK Nwora back 11/01 after 2, 22 min since (213% of 10)
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)
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.
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 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 — 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.
11/15 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.
11/04 vs CHA 124-125 — IND notes
IND lost 124-125. IND shot 48% (45 of 93) to CHA's 53%, 22 of 45 from three, and got to the line 16 times to CHA's 23. Haliburton led with 43 (14 of 21, 8 of 12 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Hield added 19, Turner 14. Q3 was theirs, 50-38, turning a 8-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 87-74 against them.
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 — 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.
11/19 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.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHIDH D. House Jr.
DM D. Melton
FK F. Korkmaz
JE J. Embiid
NB N. Batum
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
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
PHILADELPHIA -- — Tyrese Maxey scored a career-high 50 points, Joel Embiid had 37 points and the Philadelphia 76ers improved to 8-1 with their eighth straight victory, beating the Indiana Pacers 137-126 on Sunday night.
Maxey was 20 for 32 from the field and had seven rebounds, five assists and three blocks in the first of two straight games in Philadelphia between the teams. His previous high was 44 against Toronto on Oct. 28, 2022.
Maxey's final basket came on a 32-foot step-back 3-pointer with 1:05 to play after Embiid — who has tagged Maxey with the nickname “The Franchise” in past interviews — passed him the ball and set a screen to free him.
“Joel wanted me to get 50 more than even I did,” Maxey said. “When he gave me the ball, he said, ‘You are going to shoot this basketball.’ And that's why I appreciate my teammates, my coaches and the fans. It was a great night and we got the win, which is what matters most.”
Embiid had 13 rebounds in 33 minutes. The 76ers are off to their best nine-game start since opening 10-0 in 2000-01 en route to the NBA Finals.
“We are playing together and trusting each other,” Embiid said. “It may not look like we didn't play defense tonight, but (Indiana) plays so fast its incredible with the pace. So they are going to score a lot, but we just competed. We lowered our guard for a bit, but we had Tyrese to help close it out.”
Philadelphia played without Kelly Oubre Jr . after he broke a rib when hit by a car in a hit-and-run incident on a Center City Philadelphia street Saturday night, After the game, Oubre's teammates sent him a video of the post-game locker room celebration after being unable to get him on FaceTime. “
“The game today, I'm sure Tyrese was thinking about it and we were all thinking about it,” Embiid said. ”We just want him to take his time, recover and know that we have his back. He's needed because he's a big part of us. We missed him tonight, but he should take his time.
Tyrese Haliburton led Indiana with 25 points and Myles Turner had 22. The Pacers had won three a row.
“This is one of the top two or three teams in the entire league and we know that,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “There are certain things that we can and will do better on Tuesday. We have to look at it, be honest about what they are and make those adjustments.”
After trailing by 19 in the first half, Indiana took its first lead at 105-104 early in the fourth quarter on Aaron Nesmith 's jumper in the paint. The 76ers pulled away with an 18-6 run, capped by Maxey' putback of a Patrick Beverley 's errant shot.
“There were stretches where they really got going and we couldn't shut off the water there,” 76ers coach Nick Nurse said. “But we really got it going in the fourth.”
Maxey raised to average to 28.6 points in his new role as the floor leader in the wake of the trade of James Harden to the Los Angeles Clippers.
“I had been missing the open threes and I kept telling my uncle that I can't keep missing them,” Maxey said. “Tonight, they fell.”
UP NEXT
The teams will meet again Tuesday night at Wells Fargo Center in the NBA In-Season Tournament. They each won their tournament openers.