Game ID: 22301218
Atlanta Hawks @ Philadelphia 76ers
Friday, December 8, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 35 27 31 32 125ATL 23 45 24 22 114
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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 11/27 · 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)
PHI availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Oubre Jr. missed 10 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT House Jr. missed 3 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Springer missed 3 since 11/25, out tonight
NEW Melton 26 to 31 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 12/06 · 4 days' restOUT Embiid missed 2 since 11/29, returns tonight: 38 min (110% of 35)
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 11 since 11/12, returns tonight: 19 min (63% of 31)
OUT House Jr. missed 4 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Springer missed 4 since 11/25, out tonight
NEW Covington 16 to 24 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT House Jr. missed 5 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Springer missed 5 since 11/25, out tonight
BACK Embiid back 12/06 after 2, 38 min since (110% of 35)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 12/06 after 11, 19 min since (63% of 31)
NEW Beverley 20 to 25 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 12/11 · 2 days' restOUT House Jr. missed 6 since 11/25, returns tonight: 9 min (61% of 15)
OUT Martin missed 2 since 12/06, returns tonight: 6 min (47% of 12)
OUT Springer missed 6 since 11/25, returns tonight: 9 min (78% of 12)
BACK Embiid back 12/06 after 2, 37 min since (107% of 35)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 12/06 after 11, 21 min since (70% of 31)
PHI availability going into 12/13 · 1 day's restBACK Embiid back 12/06 after 2, 34 min since (100% of 35)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 12/06 after 11, 20 min since (65% of 31)
BACK House Jr. back 12/11 after 6, 9 min since (61% of 15)
BACK Martin back 12/11 after 2, 6 min since (47% of 12)
BACK Springer back 12/11 after 6, 9 min since (78% of 12)
PHI availability going into 12/15 · 1 day's restBACK Embiid back 12/06 after 2, 34 min since (97% of 35)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 12/06 after 11, 21 min since (68% of 31)
BACK House Jr. back 12/11 after 6, 8 min since (54% of 15)
BACK Martin back 12/11 after 2, 5 min since (40% of 12)
BACK Springer back 12/11 after 6, 8 min since (68% of 12)
PHI availability going into 12/16 · back-to-backBACK Embiid back 12/06 after 2, 33 min since (95% of 35)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 12/06 after 11, 20 min since (65% of 31)
BACK House Jr. back 12/11 after 6, 9 min since (62% of 15)
BACK Martin back 12/11 after 2, 5 min since (44% of 12)
BACK Springer back 12/11 after 6, 9 min since (79% of 12)
ATL availability going into 11/28 · 1 day's restOUT Gueye missed 12 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 12 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 11/25 after 6, 5 min since (32% of 15)
BACK Mathews back 11/25 after 4, 14 min since (96% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 11/25 after 4, 9 min since (84% of 11)
BACK Mills back 11/25 after 14, 5 min since (46% of 11)
ATL availability going into 11/30 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 13 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 13 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 11/25 after 6, 4 min since (29% of 15)
BACK Mathews back 11/25 after 4, 9 min since (61% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 11/25 after 4, 7 min since (60% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 14 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 14 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 11/25 after 6, 4 min since (29% of 15)
BACK Mathews back 11/25 after 4, 10 min since (68% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 11/25 after 4, 7 min since (60% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/06 · 3 days' restOUT Johnson missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 2 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 15 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 15 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 2 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Mathews back 11/25 after 4, 10 min since (63% of 15)
ATL availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 5 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 3 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 16 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 16 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 3 since 11/30, returns tonight: 12 min (115% of 11)
OUT Mills missed 5 since 11/26, returns tonight: 17 min (157% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/11 · 2 days' restOUT Johnson missed 6 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 4 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 17 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 17 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Forrest back 12/08 after 3, 12 min since (115% of 11)
BACK Mills back 12/08 after 5, 17 min since (157% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/13 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 7 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 5 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 18 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 18 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Forrest back 12/08 after 3, 12 min since (115% of 11)
BACK Mills back 12/08 after 5, 17 min since (157% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/15 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 8 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Hunter missed 2 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 6 since 11/30, returns tonight: 1 min (7% of 15)
OUT Gueye missed 19 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 19 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 2 since 12/11, returns tonight: 11 min (99% of 11)
OUT Mills missed 2 since 12/11, returns tonight: 1 min (10% of 11)
NEW Bey 33 to 38 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 12/16 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 9 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Hunter missed 3 since 12/11, returns tonight: 26 min (89% of 30)
OUT Gueye missed 20 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 20 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 12/15 after 6, 1 min since (7% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 12/08 after 3, 12 min since (107% of 11)
BACK Mills back 12/08 after 5, 9 min since (83% of 11)
NEW Bey 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Capela 26 to 31 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 3-2 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 29 free throws a game; Embiid at 38 and Maxey at 30 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without House Jr. (5 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 124, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 31 and Bogdanović at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Johnson (5 straight), Fernando (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-5 a night and Atlanta minus-7 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 29 free throws a game to Atlanta's 22. Call it Philadelphia 125, Atlanta 116.
11/27 vs LAL 138-94 — PHI notes
PHI won 138-94. PHI shot 51% (47 of 93) to LAL's 47%, 22 of 46 from three, and went to the line 26 times to LAL's 13 — 22 points from the stripe to their 9. PHI turned it over 5 times to LAL's 17. The glass went 48-32 for them. Maxey led with 31 (9 of 20, 5 of 12 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Embiid added 30, Morris Sr. 16. The hinge was Q4, 40-14: a lead of 18 became 44. Reed was the night's best plus/minus at +33.
11/29 @ NOP 114-124 — PHI notes
PHI lost 114-124. PHI shot 52% (42 of 81) to NOP's 54%, 14 of 34 from three, and got to the line 18 times to NOP's 34. The glass went 30-40 against them. Maxey led with 33 (13 of 25, 3 of 10 from three); Melton added 17, Covington 12. Q4 was theirs, 33-22, the deficit cut from 21 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 102-81 against them. Batum's -21 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/01 @ BOS 119-125 — PHI notes
PHI lost 119-125. PHI took 17 more shots (94 to 77), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to BOS's 51%, 16 of 35 from three, and got to the line 23 times to BOS's 36. Beverley led with 26 (10 of 15, 3 of 5 from three); Melton added 21, Covington 18. Q2 was theirs, 36-25, turning a 8-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 100-83 against them. Beverley's -12 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/06 @ WAS 131-126 — PHI notes
PHI won 131-126. PHI shot 51% (47 of 92) to WAS's 57%, 8 of 27 from three, and went to the line 34 times to WAS's 8 — 29 points from the stripe to their 8. The glass went 43-32 for them. Embiid led with 50 (19 of 29, 11 of 13 at the line); Maxey added 26, Melton 19. The hinge was Q3, 39-33: PHI came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 4. PHI trailed 60-62 at the half and won the second half 71-64. Maxey was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
12/08 vs ATL 125-114 — PHI notes
PHI won 125-114. PHI shot 48% (42 of 87) to ATL's 39%, 11 of 30 from three, and went to the line 37 times to ATL's 21 — 30 points from the stripe to their 19. Embiid led with 38 (12 of 24, 1 of 3 from three, 13 of 15 at the line); Maxey added 30, Melton 15. The hinge was Q1, 35-23: from level to 12 ahead. PHI trailed 62-68 at the half and won the second half 63-46. Melton was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
12/11 vs WAS — 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 125 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 28 free throws a game; Embiid at 39 and Maxey at 30 a game. Without House Jr. (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 126, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Kuzma at 23 and Poole at 15 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Shamet (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-1 a night and Washington minus-9 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 117 a night to Washington's 126. Call it Philadelphia 126, Washington 115, Philadelphia by 11.
12/13 @ 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 106 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Cunningham at 23 and Bogdanović at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Duren (2 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Embiid at 41 and Maxey at 28 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Philadelphia at 40 percent from three to Detroit's 31 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 27 free throws a game to Detroit's 21. Call it Philadelphia 120, Detroit 113.
12/15 vs DET — 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 130 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 31 free throws a game; Embiid at 41 and Maxey at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 29 from three, 23 free throws a game; Cunningham at 21 and Bogdanović at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Duren (3 straight), Bagley III (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-4 a night and Detroit minus-7 and the arc, Philadelphia at 39 percent from three to Detroit's 29. Call it Philadelphia 125, Detroit 109, Philadelphia by 16.
12/16 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Rozier at 28 and Bridges at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Ball (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Philadelphia comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 109, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 32 free throws a game; Embiid at 40 and Maxey at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-7 a night and Charlotte minus-13 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 32 free throws a game to Charlotte's 17. Call it Philadelphia 121, Charlotte 112.
11/28 @ CLE 105-128 — ATL notes
ATL lost 105-128. ATL took 8 more shots (101 to 93), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 35% to CLE's 54%, 13 of 44 from three, and went to the line 24 times to CLE's 17 — 22 points from the stripe to their 15. ATL turned it over 10 times to CLE's 16. The glass went 44-55 against them. Bogdanović led with 18 (6 of 16, 4 of 10 from three); Hunter added 18, Bey 14. Q1 was theirs, 33-29, but the other 3 periods went 99-72 against them. They led by as many as 12. Young's -27 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/30 @ SAS 137-135 — ATL notes
ATL won 137-135. ATL shot 51% (49 of 96) to SAS's 54%, 14 of 33 from three, and went to the line 29 times to SAS's 23 — 25 points from the stripe to their 21. ATL turned it over 10 times to SAS's 21. The glass went 37-47 against them. Young led with 45 (15 of 29, 2 of 9 from three, 13 of 16 at the line); Murray added 24, Bogdanović 14. The hinge was Q4, 36-30: ATL came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 2. ATL trailed 62-66 at the half and won the second half 75-69. Bogdanović was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
12/02 @ MIL 121-132 — ATL notes
ATL lost 121-132. ATL took 12 more shots (101 to 89), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to MIL's 60%, 15 of 38 from three, and went to the line 21 times to MIL's 15 — 16 points from the stripe to their 12. Young led with 32 (13 of 28, 5 of 13 from three); Murray added 30, Bey 17. Q3 was theirs, 35-32, the deficit cut from 4 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 100-86 against them. Okongwu's -19 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/06 vs BKN 113-114 — ATL notes
ATL lost 113-114. ATL shot 45% (42 of 94) to BKN's 46%, 12 of 35 from three, and got to the line 18 times to BKN's 24. Young led with 30 (11 of 24, 3 of 9 from three); Bey added 21, Bogdanović 20. Q1 was theirs, 33-31, but the other 3 periods went 83-80 against them. Okongwu's -8 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/08 @ PHI 114-125 — ATL notes
ATL lost 114-125. ATL took 17 more shots (104 to 87), fed by 23 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to PHI's 48%, 13 of 39 from three, and got to the line 21 times to PHI's 37. Hunter led with 24 (9 of 18, 4 of 7 from three); Bogdanović added 20, Murray 20. Q2 was theirs, 45-27, turning a 12-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 98-69 against them. Hunter's -13 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/11 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 127, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Young at 30 and Murray at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Johnson (6 straight), Fernando (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Jokić at 27 and Murray at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, Denver allowing 117 a night to Atlanta's 127. Call it Atlanta 119, Denver 118, Denver keeping it close.
12/13 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 21 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Barnes at 23 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Freeman-Liberty (21 straight), Young (12 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 127, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Young at 32 and Bogdanović at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Johnson (7 straight), Fernando (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 38 percent from three to Toronto's 30 and the glass, where Toronto has been plus-3 a night and Atlanta minus-3. Call it Toronto 120, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/15 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Siakam at 26 and Barnes at 24 a game. Without Freeman-Liberty (22 straight), Young (13 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 127, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Young at 29 and Bogdanović at 23 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Johnson (8 straight), Hunter (2 straight), Fernando (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-4 a night and Atlanta minus-2 and the arc, Atlanta at 38 percent from three to Toronto's 33. Call it Toronto 122, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/16 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mitchell at 29 and Garland at 25 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Eva. Mobley (4 straight), Merrill (2 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 16 free throws a game; Young at 30 and Bogdanović at 24 a game. Without Johnson (9 straight), Hunter (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 110 a night to Atlanta's 121 and the turnovers, Cleveland giving it away 14 times a game to Atlanta's 11. Call it Cleveland 118, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHIDM D. Melton
JE J. Embiid
KO K. Oubre Jr.
MB M. Bamba
MM M. Morris Sr.
NB N. Batum
PB P. Beverley
PR P. Reed
TH T. Harris
TM T. Maxey
ATLBB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
CC C. Capela
DH D. Hunter
DM D. Murray
GM G. Mathews
OO O. Okongwu
PM P. Mills
SB S. Bey
TF T. Forrest
WM W. Matthews
PHI/ATL 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
Embiid shakes off late leg injury to lead 76ers to a 125-114 win over Hawks
PHILADELPHIA -- — Joel Embiid had 38 points and 14 rebounds and shook off an injury scare late as the Philadelphia 76ers held off the Atlanta Hawks 125-114 on Friday night.
Tyrese Maxey added 30 points, including a backbreaking 3-pointer with 1:20 to play in a 13-0 run that broke open a nip-and-tuck game as the Sixers improved to 14-7 with their second straight victory.
“He was great,” Embiid said of Maxey. “I keep reminding him that he has to be aggressive. And he got to the free-throw line and got his open shots.”
De’Andre Hunter led the Hawks with 24 points while Bogdan Bogdanovic and Dejounte Murray each added 20. Atlanta played without Trae Young , who missed the game with what the team described as an illness. Jalen Johnson missed his sixth straight game with a left wrist fracture.
“The NBA provides you times of the season where there is adversity,” Hawks coach Quin Snyder said. “I thought without Trae and J.J., our guys really competed. Obviously, the game didn't finish on a high level for us. But I don't necessarily think that the score was indicative about how hard we played through portions of the game and we got great efforts from the bench as well.”
Embiid appeared to injure his left leg on a drive down the lane with just over 4 1/2 minutes left as he tried to make a move in the lane with Atlanta ahead 109-108. Even while hunched over and walking with a limp, Embiid remained in the game and scored six points in the final moments. “I'm not sure what happened,” Embiid said. “I've got to go and watch the play. I just twisted it.”
Maxey and De'Anthony Melton picked up more of the scoring load during the run that put the game away.
“A couple of plays, (Embiid) said to be a little more aggressive so he could get a little break,” Maxey said. “And then, we got into the two man game where we got a couple shots. But he's always on me about shooting and being aggressive because he feels if I'm aggressive, it opens up more looks for him.”
Maxey scored 16 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter when he played for long stretches with Embiid on the bench.
“I wanted the ball at the beginning of the fourth because I wasn't happy with how I played at the beginning of the second quarter” Maxey said, referring to the other prolonged time when Embiid was off the floor.
Atlanta had taken a 68-62 lead at the half thanks to an 45-27 second quarter keyed by Bogdanovic and Hunter with 13 each.
“We found a groove with each other and a rhythm of the game and the ball moving around,” Murray said. “We made stops and were getting out running. And then, when we got to the last five or six minutes we stopped executing.”
Melton had 15 points while Tobias Harris added 13 for the Sixers.
Saddiq Bey scored 16 for Atlanta while Clint Capela added 15 points and grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds.
UP NEXT Hawks: Return home to face Denver on Monday night.