Game ID: 22400167
Philadelphia 76ers @ Phoenix Suns
Monday, November 4, 2024 at 10:15 PM ET
Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHX 28 37 29 24 118PHI 26 37 30 23 116
PHI @ PHX ScoutingPHI @ 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.
PHX availability going into 10/26 · back-to-backOUT Bol missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
PHX availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT Allen missed 2 since 10/25, returns tonight: 12 min (51% of 24)
OUT Bol missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
NEW Jones 27 to 33 min over the last 3
PHX availability going into 10/31 · 2 days' restOUT Bol missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Allen back 10/28 after 2, 12 min since (51% of 24)
NEW Jones 27 to 32 min over the last 4
PHX availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Gillespie missed 2 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 5 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Allen back 10/28 after 2, 16 min since (65% of 24)
NEW Jones 27 to 32 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Gillespie missed 3 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 6 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Allen back 10/28 after 2, 17 min since (69% of 24)
PHX availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Ighodaro missed 2 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 4 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Okogie missed 2 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 7 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Allen back 10/28 after 2, 18 min since (76% of 24)
PHX availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Ighodaro missed 3 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 5 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Okogie missed 3 since 11/02, returns tonight: 5 min (38% of 14)
OUT Morris missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 8 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Allen back 10/28 after 2, 19 min since (79% of 24)
PHX availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Ighodaro missed 4 since 11/02, returns tonight: 10 min (59% of 17)
OUT Gillespie missed 6 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Morris missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 9 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Okogie back 11/08 after 3, 5 min since (38% of 14)
PHX availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Gillespie missed 7 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Morris missed 4 since 11/04, returns tonight: 15 min (115% of 13)
OUT Bol missed 10 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Ighodaro back 11/10 after 4, 10 min since (59% of 17)
BACK Okogie back 11/08 after 3, 11 min since (76% of 14)
NEW Jones 27 to 32 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
PHI availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
PHI availability going into 10/30 · 2 days' restOUT Edwards missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Dowtin Jr. missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
NEW C. Martin 30 to 36 min over the last 3
NEW Gordon 20 to 25 min over the last 3
NEW Drummond 19 to 28 min over the last 3
PHI availability going into 11/02 · 2 days' restOUT Edwards missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Dowtin Jr. missed 3 since 10/25, returns tonight: 1 min (9% of 15)
OUT Jackson missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 9 min (69% of 12)
NEW Drummond 19 to 28 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 5 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 11/02 after 3, 1 min since (9% of 15)
BACK Jackson back 11/02 after 2, 9 min since (69% of 12)
NEW Drummond 19 to 28 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 6 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 11/02 after 3, 1 min since (9% of 15)
BACK Jackson back 11/02 after 2, 9 min since (69% of 12)
NEW Drummond 19 to 26 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 7 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Dowtin Jr. missed 2 since 11/04, returns tonight: 3 min (19% of 15)
BACK Jackson back 11/02 after 2, 8 min since (61% of 12)
NEW Drummond 19 to 28 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Embiid missed 2 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Edwards missed 8 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 11/02 after 3, 2 min since (14% of 15)
BACK Jackson back 11/02 after 2, 9 min since (70% of 12)
NEW Drummond 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Lowry 19 to 24 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Maxey missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 3 since 11/06, returns tonight: 26 min (87% of 30)
OUT Edwards missed 9 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 11/02 after 3, 9 min since (60% of 15)
BACK Jackson back 11/02 after 2, 9 min since (70% of 12)
NEW Drummond 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Lowry 19 to 27 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Booker at 29 and Durant at 26 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 116, shooting 41 percent and 31 from three, 32 free throws a game; Maxey at 30 and Oubre Jr. at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Edwards (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 38 percent from three to Philadelphia's 31 and the glass, where Phoenix has been minus-1 a night and Philadelphia minus-7. Call it Phoenix 116, Philadelphia 107.
10/26 vs DAL 114-102 — PHX notes
PHX won 114-102. PHX shot 45% (36 of 80) to DAL's 40%, 14 of 39 from three, and went to the line 37 times to DAL's 18 — 28 points from the stripe to their 15. Durant led with 31 (10 of 21, 4 of 8 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Booker added 21, Nurkić 18. The hinge was Q2, 35-29: a lead of 2 became 8, and the lead reached 15. O'Neale was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
10/28 vs LAL 109-105 — PHX notes
PHX won 109-105. PHX shot 46% (40 of 87) to LAL's 41%, 11 of 36 from three. Booker led with 33 (11 of 23, 3 of 8 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Durant added 30, Beal 15. The hinge was Q2, 25-14: PHX came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 2. O'Neale was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
10/31 @ LAC 125-119 — PHX notes
PHX won 125-119. PHX shot 51% (42 of 82) to LAC's 48%, 18 of 39 from three, and went to the line 28 times to LAC's 21 — 23 points from the stripe to their 17. Booker led with 40 (11 of 18, 5 of 9 from three, 13 of 15 at the line); O'Neale added 21, Durant 18. The hinge was Q3, 39-23: the deficit went from 18 to 2. PHX trailed 52-70 at the half and won the second half 73-49. Booker was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/02 vs POR 103-97 — PHX notes
PHX won 103-97. PHX shot 38% (35 of 93) to POR's 33%, 17 of 52 from three, and went to the line 22 times to POR's 11 — 16 points from the stripe to their 9. PHX turned it over 12 times to POR's 6, and POR turned those into 10 steals. Booker led with 28 (9 of 23, 2 of 10 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Durant added 21, Allen 18. The hinge was Q3, 44-18: PHX came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 22, and the lead reached 26. PHX trailed 43-47 at the half and won the second half 60-50.
11/04 vs PHI 118-116 — PHX notes
PHX won 118-116. PHX shot 51% (42 of 82) to PHI's 46%, 11 of 32 from three, and went to the line 26 times to PHI's 18 — 23 points from the stripe to their 16. Durant led with 35 (14 of 20, 2 of 5 from three); Beal added 17, Nurkić 15. The hinge was Q1, 28-26: from level to 2 ahead. Nurkić was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/06 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Durant at 27 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Ighodaro (2 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 106, shooting 44 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Herro at 23 and Butler III at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Phoenix 112, Miami 108, Miami keeping it close.
11/08 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Dončić at 29 and Irving at 25 a game. Without Lively II (2 straight), Kleber (6 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Durant at 27 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Ighodaro (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-1 a night and Dallas minus-3. Call it Dallas 114, Phoenix 110, Phoenix keeping it close.
11/10 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Durant at 26 and Booker at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Ighodaro (4 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 27 from three, 27 free throws a game; Fox at 27 and DeRozan at 25 a game. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 39 percent from three to Sacramento's 27. Call it Phoenix 115, Sacramento 113, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/12 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; George at 18 and Sexton at 17 a game. Without Hendricks (6 straight), Mykhailiuk (3 straight), Potter (9 straight). 2 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Durant at 28 and Booker at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 20 times a game to Phoenix's 12 and the line, where Utah takes 27 free throws a game to Phoenix's 20. Call it Phoenix 115, Utah 111, Utah keeping it close.
10/25 @ TOR 107-115 — PHI notes
PHI lost 107-115. PHI shot 38% (29 of 76) to TOR's 46%, 9 of 29 from three, and went to the line 53 times to TOR's 46 — 40 points from the stripe to their 39. PHI turned it over 16 times to TOR's 26. The glass went 28-54 against them. Oubre Jr. led with 28 (9 of 17, 3 of 6 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Maxey added 24, Lowry 14. Q1 was theirs, 31-30, but the other 3 periods went 85-76 against them. Drummond's -15 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/27 @ IND 118-114 — PHI notes
PHI won 118-114 in 1 overtime. PHI shot 43% (42 of 98) to IND's 46%, 11 of 42 from three. The glass went 54-37 for them. Maxey led with 45 (14 of 32, 5 of 17 from three, 12 of 15 at the line); C. Martin added 17, Gordon 15. The hinge was Q3, 27-20: PHI came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 1. PHI trailed 52-58 at the half and won the second half 66-56. Gordon was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
10/30 vs DET 95-105 — PHI notes
PHI lost 95-105. PHI shot 42% (33 of 79) to DET's 46%, 8 of 28 from three, and went to the line 28 times to DET's 22 — 21 points from the stripe to their 18. PHI turned it over 9 times to DET's 16. The glass went 37-49 against them. Maxey led with 32 (12 of 25, 2 of 10 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Oubre Jr. added 13, McCain 12. Q4 was theirs, 28-20, the deficit cut from 18 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 85-67 against them. Oubre Jr.'s -21 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 vs MEM 107-124 — PHI notes
PHI lost 107-124. PHI shot 40% (36 of 89) to MEM's 55%, 19 of 46 from three. The glass went 33-52 against them. Maxey led with 23 (8 of 19, 4 of 9 from three); McCain added 19, Oubre Jr. 14. Q1 was theirs, 28-24, but the other 3 periods went 100-79 against them. C. Martin's -26 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/04 @ PHX 116-118 — PHI notes
PHI lost 116-118. PHI shot 46% (40 of 87) to PHX's 51%, 20 of 51 from three, and got to the line 18 times to PHX's 26. Maxey led with 32 (12 of 22, 6 of 14 from three); Yabusele added 19, George 15. Q3 was theirs, 30-29, the deficit cut from 2 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 89-86 against them.
11/06 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Powell at 24 and Harden at 19 a game. They have won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 115, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 30 free throws a game; Maxey at 31 and Oubre Jr. at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Edwards (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-4 a night and Philadelphia minus-9 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 30 free throws a game to the Clippers' 21. Call it the Clippers 114, Philadelphia 107.
11/08 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Davis at 32 and James at 25 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Vanderbilt (2 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Maxey at 29 and Oubre Jr. at 14 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Edwards (7 straight), Dowtin Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 114 a night to the Lakers' 123. Call it the Lakers 116, Philadelphia 113, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/10 vs CHA — 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 115, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Maxey at 25 and George at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Embiid (2 straight), Edwards (8 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 13 free throws a game; Ball at 28 and Miller at 18 a game. Without Simpson (2 straight), Micić (6 straight), Richards (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-1 a night and Philadelphia minus-7 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 22 free throws a game to Charlotte's 13. Call it Charlotte 110, Philadelphia 109, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/12 vs NYK — 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 107 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Maxey at 22 and McCain at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Maxey (2 straight), Embiid (3 straight), Edwards (9 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Towns at 27 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-1 a night and Philadelphia minus-6 and the turnovers, Philadelphia giving it away 14 times a game to New York's 11. Call it New York 114, Philadelphia 110, Philadelphia keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXBB B. Beal
DB D. Booker
GA G. Allen
JN J. Nurkić
KD K. Durant
MP M. Plumlee
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
TJ T. Jones
PHIAD A. Drummond
CM C. Martin
EG E. Gordon
GY G. Yabusele
JM J. McCain
KL K. Lowry
KO K. Oubre Jr.
PG P. George
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
Kevin Durant lifts Suns past Philadelphia 118-116, spoiling Paul George's 76ers debut
PHOENIX -- — Kevin Durant broke a tie on a driving layup with 24 seconds left and the Phoenix Suns beat Philadelphia 118-116 on Monday night, spoiling Paul George 's 76ers debut.
After missing the first five games of the season because of a bone bruise in his left knee, George had 15 points, five rebounds and four assists in 32 minutes. He was 4 of 14 from the field and missed a shot that would have tied it in the final seconds.
Durant scored 35 points to lead Phoenix to its fifth straight victory. Bradley Beal had 17 points, Jusuf Nurkic had 15 points and 15 rebounds.
Tyrese Maxey , who entered Monday averaging 29.8 points with George and All-Star center Joel Embiid sidelined, had 32 points to lead Philadelphia. Maxey was 12 of 22 from the field, 6 of 14 from 3-point range.
Guerschon Yabusele had 19 points, six rebounds and six assists off the bench for Philadelphia, which fell to 1-5. Kyle Lowry scored 13 points, all in the first half, and Kelly Oubre Jr . had 11 points before fouling out.
TAKEAWAYS
76ers: George started slowly and was in foul trouble in the first half, but scored 10 points in the second quarter as he began to blend in with his new team.
Suns: Beal was questionable to play with a recurring problem in his right elbow that caused him to miss two games last week. He had five rebounds.
KEY MOMENT
Durant’s basket with 24 seconds to play decided the game.
KEY STAT
Devin Booker missed all six of his 3-point attempts and was 3 of 18 from the field. The Suns All-Star was 7 for 7 from the free-throw line to finish with 13 points.
UP NEXT
Both teams play again Wednesday night. The 76ers are at the Los Angeles Clippers, while the Suns host Miami.