Game ID: 22400864
Golden State Warriors @ Philadelphia 76ers
Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM ET
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 30 37 29 30 126GSW 30 25 35 29 119
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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 2/20 · 7 days' restOUT Okeke missed 3 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 2 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK George back 2/05 after 5, 33 min since (101% of 32)
BACK Gordon back 2/05 after 2, 15 min since (77% of 20)
BACK Drummond back 2/07 after 8, 11 min since (60% of 19)
BACK Bona back 2/12 after 2, 17 min since (109% of 16)
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 2/12 after 4, 15 min since (98% of 15)
PHI availability going into 2/22 · 1 day's restOUT Okeke missed 4 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 3 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Drummond back 2/07 after 8, 12 min since (63% of 19)
BACK Bona back 2/12 after 2, 9 min since (56% of 16)
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 2/12 after 4, 10 min since (65% of 15)
PHI availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 2 since 2/20, out tonight
OUT Okeke missed 5 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 4 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Drummond back 2/12 after 2, 11 min since (57% of 19)
BACK Bona back 2/12 after 2, 9 min since (56% of 16)
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 2/12 after 4, 10 min since (65% of 15)
PHI availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 3 since 2/20, returns tonight: 28 min (107% of 26)
OUT Okeke missed 6 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 5 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Drummond back 2/12 after 2, 12 min since (62% of 19)
BACK Bona back 2/12 after 2, 11 min since (73% of 16)
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 2/12 after 4, 10 min since (63% of 15)
PHI availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' restOUT Okeke missed 7 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 6 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 2/26 after 3, 28 min since (107% of 26)
BACK Drummond back 2/12 after 2, 15 min since (81% of 19)
BACK Bona back 2/12 after 2, 13 min since (82% of 16)
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 2/12 after 4, 10 min since (63% of 15)
PHI availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Okeke missed 8 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT Butler missed 2 since 2/26, returns tonight: 5 min (21% of 24)
OUT Lowry missed 7 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 2/26 after 3, 22 min since (84% of 26)
PHI availability going into 3/04 · back-to-backOUT Okeke missed 9 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 8 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 2/26 after 3, 27 min since (103% of 26)
BACK Butler back 3/03 after 2, 5 min since (21% of 24)
NEW George 32 to 38 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Okeke missed 10 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 9 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 2/26 after 3, 27 min since (103% of 26)
BACK Butler back 3/03 after 2, 15 min since (62% of 24)
PHI availability going into 3/09 · 2 days' restOUT Maxey missed 2 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Okeke missed 11 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 10 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 2/26 after 3, 28 min since (106% of 26)
BACK Butler back 3/03 after 2, 14 min since (57% of 24)
NEW Yabusele 27 to 33 min over the last 4
NEW Drummond 19 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/21 · 7 days' restOUT Kuminga missed 21 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 2/12, returns tonight: 3 min (20% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 30 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/23 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 22 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/21 after 2, 3 min since (20% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 29 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 23 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/21 after 2, 3 min since (20% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 30 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 24 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 2/23, out tonight
NEW Moody 21 to 28 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/01 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 25 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 3 since 2/23, out tonight
NEW Moody 21 to 28 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 26 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 4 since 2/23, returns tonight: 2 min (13% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 28 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/04 · back-to-backOUT Kuminga missed 27 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 3/03 after 4, 2 min since (13% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 27 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 28 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 3/03 after 4, 2 min since (13% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 27 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 29 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 3/04, returns tonight: 2 min (14% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Post 15 to 20 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 0-5 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 116, shooting 42 percent and 25 from three, 22 free throws a game; Maxey at 22 and Oubre Jr. at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Okeke (7 straight), Lowry (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 103, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 30 and Podziemski at 15 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Kuminga (25 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 36 percent from three to Philadelphia's 25 and the defense, Golden State allowing 103 a night to Philadelphia's 116. Call it Golden State 115, Philadelphia 108.
2/20 vs BOS 104-124 — PHI notes
PHI lost 104-124. PHI shot 43% (40 of 93) to BOS's 48%, 8 of 39 from three. George led with 17 (7 of 14, 3 of 9 from three); Oubre Jr. added 16, Maxey 16. Q4 was theirs, 30-24, the deficit cut from 26 to 20, but the other 3 periods went 100-74 against them. Maxey's -25 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/22 vs BKN 103-105 — PHI notes
PHI lost 103-105. PHI shot 42% (36 of 85) to BKN's 51%, 10 of 39 from three. Maxey led with 31 (10 of 23, 5 of 11 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Grimes added 16, George 15. Q4 was theirs, 27-22, the deficit cut from 7 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 83-76 against them. Embiid's -7 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/24 vs CHI 110-142 — PHI notes
PHI lost 110-142. PHI shot 39% (37 of 95) to CHI's 51%, 10 of 40 from three, and got to the line 29 times to CHI's 36. Oubre Jr. led with 19 (7 of 13, 0 of 3 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); George added 19, Maxey 13. Q4 was theirs, 34-27, the deficit cut from 39 to 32, but the other 3 periods went 115-76 against them. Oubre Jr.'s -34 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/26 @ NYK 105-110 — PHI notes
PHI lost 105-110. PHI took 11 more shots (88 to 77), but shot 44% to NYK's 52%, 11 of 34 from three, and got to the line 20 times to NYK's 29. Maxey led with 30 (12 of 32, 0 of 10 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Oubre Jr. added 27, George 25. Q3 was theirs, 29-22, the deficit cut from 16 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 88-76 against them. Oubre Jr.'s -9 in 42 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/01 vs GSW 126-119 — PHI notes
PHI won 126-119. PHI shot 53% (45 of 85) to GSW's 46%, 19 of 33 from three, and went to the line 28 times to GSW's 19 — 17 points from the stripe to their 15. Grimes led with 44 (18 of 24, 6 of 9 from three, 2 of 8 at the line); Oubre Jr. added 20, Yabusele 18. The hinge was Q2, 37-25: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 15. George was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
3/03 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 120, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 24 free throws a game; Oubre Jr. at 19 and Maxey at 19 a game. Without Okeke (8 straight), Butler (2 straight), Lowry (7 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 30 free throws a game; Sharpe at 22 and Simons at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Grant (2 straight), Ayton (7 straight), Thybulle (61 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Portland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-4 a night and Philadelphia minus-3 and the arc, Portland at 38 percent from three to Philadelphia's 31. Call it Portland 116, Philadelphia 113, Philadelphia keeping it close.
3/04 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Edwards at 27 and McDaniels at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Gobert (7 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Oubre Jr. at 20 and George at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Okeke (9 straight), Lowry (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Minnesota 118, Philadelphia 109.
3/06 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Brown at 25 a game. Without Holiday (3 straight), Porziņģis (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Oubre Jr. at 22 and Grimes at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Okeke (10 straight), Lowry (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 112 a night to Philadelphia's 123 and the glass, where Boston has been minus-1 a night and Philadelphia minus-7. Call it Boston 117, Philadelphia 110.
3/09 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Oubre Jr. at 24 and Grimes at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Maxey (2 straight), Okeke (11 straight), Lowry (10 straight). 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 124, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Filipowski at 18 and George at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Markkanen (7 straight), Collins (4 straight), Clarkson (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-7 a night and Philadelphia minus-7 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 19 times a game to Philadelphia's 13. Call it Philadelphia 117, Utah 114, Utah keeping it close.
2/21 @ SAC 132-108 — GSW notes
GSW won 132-108. GSW shot 54% (50 of 93) to SAC's 51%, 20 of 43 from three, and got to the line 12 times to SAC's 18. GSW turned it over 12 times to SAC's 21. Moody led with 22 (8 of 11, 5 of 8 from three); Hield added 22, Podziemski 21. The hinge was Q2, 37-25: a lead of 3 became 15, and the lead reached 29. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
2/23 vs DAL 126-102 — GSW notes
GSW won 126-102. GSW shot 48% (47 of 98) to DAL's 46%, 12 of 40 from three. GSW turned it over 10 times to DAL's 18. The glass went 54-41 for them. Curry led with 30 (12 of 20, 3 of 8 from three); Butler III added 18, Podziemski 17. The hinge was Q1, 33-18: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 29. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
2/25 vs CHA 128-92 — GSW notes
GSW won 128-92. GSW shot 49% (49 of 100) to CHA's 37%, 15 of 42 from three. GSW turned it over 11 times to CHA's 24. Hield led with 16 (6 of 11, 4 of 9 from three); S. Curry added 15, D. Green 15. The hinge was Q3, 41-24: a lead of 15 became 32, and the lead reached 39. S. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
2/27 @ ORL 121-115 — GSW notes
GSW won 121-115. GSW shot 46% (36 of 79) to ORL's 51%, 19 of 45 from three, and went to the line 34 times to ORL's 18 — 30 points from the stripe to their 14. GSW turned it over 12 times to ORL's 18. Curry led with 56 (16 of 25, 12 of 19 from three, 12 of 12 at the line); Post added 18, Green 12. The hinge was Q3, 40-21: GSW came in trailing by 14 and left it ahead by 5. GSW trailed 52-66 at the half and won the second half 69-49. Post was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
3/01 @ PHI 119-126 — GSW notes
GSW lost 119-126. GSW took 15 more shots (100 to 85), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to PHI's 53%, 12 of 42 from three, and got to the line 19 times to PHI's 28. Curry led with 29 (10 of 18, 5 of 12 from three); Post added 16, Payton II 15. Q3 was theirs, 35-29, the deficit cut from 12 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 97-84 against them. Podziemski's -16 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/03 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 93 a night and allowing 123, shooting 38 percent and 26 from three, 16 free throws a game; Mar. Williams at 18 and Bridges at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Gra. Williams (43 straight), Okogie (14 straight), Nurkić (3 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 109, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Curry at 30 and Moody at 14 a game. Without Kuminga (26 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 37 percent from three to Charlotte's 26 and the defense, Golden State allowing 109 a night to Charlotte's 123. Call it Golden State 117, Charlotte 106, Golden State by 11.
3/04 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Towns at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 30 and Green at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Kuminga (27 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and New York minus-5 and the defense, Golden State allowing 107 a night to New York's 118. Call it New York 115, Golden State 114, Golden State keeping it close.
3/06 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 120, shooting 39 percent and 31 from three, 26 free throws a game; C. Johnson at 16 and Williams at 12 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Evbuomwan (3 straight), Clowney (14 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 30 and Green at 13 a game. Without Kuminga (28 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 107 a night to Brooklyn's 120 and the turnovers, Brooklyn giving it away 15 times a game to Golden State's 11. Call it Golden State 115, Brooklyn 108.
3/08 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Curry at 35 and Butler III at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Kuminga (29 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 111, shooting 52 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Cunningham at 23 and Beasley at 18 a game. Without Harris (2 straight), Harper Jr. (13 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Golden State 115, Detroit 114, Detroit keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHIAD A. Drummond
GY G. Yabusele
JD J. Dowtin Jr.
JE J. Edwards
KO K. Oubre Jr.
LW L. Walker IV
PG P. George
QG Q. Grimes
TM T. Maxey
GSWBH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
KK K. Knox II
KL K. Looney
MM M. Moody
PS P. Spencer
QP Q. Post
SC S. Curry
PHI/GSW 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
Grimes scores career-high 44 points and the 76ers beat the Warriors to end a 9-game losing streak
PHILADELPHIA -- — Quentin Grimes scored a career-high 44 points and the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a nine-game losing streak, beating the Golden State Warriors 126-119 on Saturday night in a game where Stephen Curry had his first dunk in six years .
Curry's one-handed jam on a break cut the 76ers' lead to 109-104 midway through the fourth quarter.
Kelly Oubre Jr . had 20 points for Philadelphia. Guerschon Yabusele added 18, and Paul George had 17 points and seven rebounds. Philadelphia improved to 21-39, winning for the first time since Feb. 4 against Dallas.
Curry had 29 points and 13 assists for the Warriors, who had won five in a row. Quenton Post added 16 points, and Gary Payton Jr. had 15.
Grimes took the offensive controls while George and Tyrese Maxey struggled, scoring 12 points in the third seven minutes of the second half as Philadelphia extended its lead to 15.
Takeaways Warriors: Playing without Jimmy Butler (right mid back spasms), there were times when Golden State got sloppy with the ball.
76ers: In the first game since Joel Embiid was shut down for the season with a left knee injury, it was Philadelphia’s supporting players — Grimes, Oubre and Yabusele — who made the impact while stars Maxey and George struggled
Key moment After Golden State tied it at 116 with two minutes left, Grimes drove to the basket to give Philadelphia the lead. Then, after Moses Moody 's miss at the other end, Yabusele drilled a right corner 3 to increase the lead to five.
Key stat Grimes previous career high was 36 points for New York against Indiana on April 5, 2023.
Up next Both teams are in action Monday night. Golden State is at Charlotte, and Philadelphia hosts Portland.