Game ID: 22500657
Philadelphia 76ers @ Charlotte Hornets
Monday, January 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHA 28 41 40 21 130PHI 22 22 15 34 93
CHA vs PHI ScoutingCHA vs 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.
CHA availability going into 1/18 · back-to-backOUT Hall missed 4 since 1/10, out tonight
OUT McNeeley missed 4 since 1/10, out tonight
BACK Kalkbrenner back 1/10 after 10, 19 min since (89% of 21)
BACK Williams back 1/10 after 31, 15 min since (73% of 20)
BACK Mann back 1/10 after 2, 10 min since (76% of 13)
NEW Diabaté 26 to 31 min over the last 4
CHA availability going into 1/21 · 2 days' restOUT Hall missed 5 since 1/10, out tonight
OUT McNeeley missed 5 since 1/10, out tonight
BACK Kalkbrenner back 1/10 after 10, 20 min since (93% of 21)
BACK Williams back 1/10 after 31, 15 min since (73% of 20)
BACK Mann back 1/10 after 2, 10 min since (81% of 13)
CHA availability going into 1/22 · back-to-backOUT Hall missed 6 since 1/10, out tonight
OUT McNeeley missed 6 since 1/10, out tonight
CHA availability going into 1/24 · 1 day's restOUT Hall missed 7 since 1/10, out tonight
OUT Mann missed 2 since 1/21, out tonight
OUT McNeeley missed 7 since 1/10, out tonight
CHA availability going into 1/26 · 1 day's restOUT Hall missed 8 since 1/10, out tonight
OUT Mann missed 3 since 1/21, returns tonight: 12 min (95% of 13)
OUT McNeeley missed 8 since 1/10, out tonight
CHA availability going into 1/28 · 1 day's restOUT Hall missed 9 since 1/10, out tonight
OUT McNeeley missed 9 since 1/10, returns tonight: 6 min (51% of 12)
BACK Mann back 1/26 after 3, 12 min since (95% of 13)
CHA availability going into 1/29 · back-to-backOUT Hall missed 10 since 1/10, out tonight
BACK Mann back 1/26 after 3, 8 min since (60% of 13)
BACK McNeeley back 1/28 after 9, 6 min since (51% of 12)
CHA availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Hall missed 11 since 1/10, out tonight
BACK Mann back 1/26 after 3, 8 min since (60% of 13)
BACK McNeeley back 1/28 after 9, 6 min since (51% of 12)
CHA availability going into 2/02 · 1 day's restOUT Hall missed 12 since 1/10, out tonight
OUT Mann missed 2 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT McNeeley missed 2 since 1/29, out tonight
PHI availability going into 1/19 · 2 days' restOUT Gordon missed 12 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 1/12 after 2, 4 min since (27% of 15)
PHI availability going into 1/20 · back-to-backOUT Drummond missed 2 since 1/16, returns tonight: 22 min (118% of 18)
OUT Gordon missed 13 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 1/12 after 2, 3 min since (19% of 15)
PHI availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 2 since 1/19, returns tonight: 36 min (114% of 32)
OUT Gordon missed 14 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Drummond back 1/20 after 2, 22 min since (118% of 18)
BACK Edwards back 1/12 after 2, 5 min since (35% of 15)
PHI availability going into 1/24 · 1 day's restOUT McCain missed 2 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 15 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK George back 1/22 after 2, 36 min since (114% of 32)
BACK Drummond back 1/20 after 2, 22 min since (118% of 18)
PHI availability going into 1/26 · 1 day's restOUT Drummond missed 2 since 1/22, returns tonight: 19 min (104% of 18)
OUT McCain missed 3 since 1/20, returns tonight: 23 min (136% of 17)
OUT Edwards missed 2 since 1/22, returns tonight: 16 min (110% of 15)
OUT Gordon missed 16 since 12/26, out tonight
OUT Walker missed 2 since 1/22, returns tonight: 20 min (178% of 11)
BACK George back 1/22 after 2, 34 min since (108% of 32)
NEW Embiid 32 to 37 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 1/27 · back-to-backOUT Gordon missed 17 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK George back 1/22 after 2, 34 min since (108% of 32)
BACK Drummond back 1/20 after 2, 21 min since (111% of 18)
BACK McCain back 1/26 after 3, 23 min since (136% of 17)
BACK Edwards back 1/26 after 2, 16 min since (110% of 15)
BACK Walker back 1/26 after 2, 20 min since (178% of 11)
NEW Embiid 32 to 38 min over the last 3
PHI availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 18 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK George back 1/22 after 2, 34 min since (106% of 32)
BACK Drummond back 1/20 after 2, 21 min since (111% of 18)
BACK McCain back 1/26 after 3, 24 min since (140% of 17)
BACK Edwards back 1/26 after 2, 20 min since (137% of 15)
BACK Walker back 1/26 after 2, 11 min since (99% of 11)
NEW Embiid 32 to 37 min over the last 3
PHI availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Grimes missed 2 since 1/27, returns tonight: 16 min (55% of 28)
OUT Gordon missed 19 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK George back 1/22 after 2, 34 min since (108% of 32)
BACK Drummond back 1/26 after 2, 12 min since (62% of 18)
BACK McCain back 1/26 after 3, 21 min since (123% of 17)
BACK Edwards back 1/26 after 2, 16 min since (107% of 15)
BACK Walker back 1/26 after 2, 11 min since (99% of 11)
PHI availability going into 2/02 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 20 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Grimes back 1/31 after 2, 16 min since (55% of 28)
BACK Drummond back 1/26 after 2, 12 min since (62% of 18)
BACK McCain back 1/26 after 3, 20 min since (117% of 17)
BACK Edwards back 1/26 after 2, 16 min since (107% of 15)
BACK Walker back 1/26 after 2, 10 min since (90% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 106, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Miller at 23 and Knueppel at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Hall (8 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Embiid at 33 and Maxey at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Drummond (2 straight), McCain (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-8 a night and Philadelphia minus-4 and the defense, Charlotte allowing 106 a night to Philadelphia's 114. Call it Charlotte 115, Philadelphia 112, Philadelphia keeping it close.
1/18 @ DEN 110-87 — CHA notes
CHA won 110-87. CHA shot 49% (44 of 89) to DEN's 41%, 11 of 34 from three. The glass went 52-29 for them. Miller led with 23 (8 of 15, 4 of 9 from three); Kalkbrenner added 17, Knueppel 14. The hinge was Q1, 33-18: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 33. Ball was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
1/21 vs CLE 87-94 — CHA notes
CHA lost 87-94. CHA took 11 more shots (98 to 87), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 34% to CLE's 39%, 8 of 47 from three, and got to the line 18 times to CLE's 24. CHA turned it over 12 times to CLE's 20. The glass went 47-60 against them. Miller led with 24 (8 of 20, 3 of 11 from three); Knueppel added 21, Bridges 11. Q3 was theirs, 32-20, the deficit cut from 24 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 74-55 against them. Bridges's -29 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/22 @ ORL 124-97 — CHA notes
CHA won 124-97. CHA shot 54% (43 of 79) to ORL's 42%, 17 of 36 from three. The glass went 47-31 for them. Miller led with 20 (8 of 15, 2 of 7 from three); Sexton added 19, Ball 16. The hinge was Q1, 35-20: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 33. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
1/24 vs WAS 119-115 — CHA notes
CHA won 119-115. CHA shot 52% (41 of 79) to WAS's 46%, 14 of 36 from three, and went to the line 30 times to WAS's 9 — 23 points from the stripe to their 8. CHA turned it over 21 times to WAS's 13, and WAS turned those into 14 steals. The glass went 46-34 for them. Miller led with 21 (7 of 12, 2 of 4 from three); Ball added 20, Bridges 20. The hinge was Q2, 31-24: a lead of 1 became 8, and the lead reached 18. Miller was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
1/26 vs PHI 130-93 — CHA notes
CHA won 130-93. CHA shot 57% (47 of 83) to PHI's 39%, 17 of 41 from three, and went to the line 27 times to PHI's 19 — 19 points from the stripe to their 14. CHA turned it over 23 times to PHI's 17, and PHI turned those into 14 steals. The glass went 53-33 for them. Miller led with 30 (9 of 11, 6 of 8 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Kalkbrenner added 13, Green 12. The hinge was Q3, 40-15: a lead of 25 became 50. Miller was the night's best plus/minus at +40.
1/28 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 19 and Landale at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Mashack (5 straight), Pippen Jr. (3 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 97, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Miller at 24 and Knueppel at 15 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Hall (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Charlotte allowing 97 a night to Memphis's 116 and the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-12 a night and Memphis plus-4. Call it Charlotte 115, Memphis 111, Memphis keeping it close.
1/29 @ 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 118 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 32 free throws a game; Marshall at 21 and Christie at 20 a game. Without Russell (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Charlotte comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 99, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Miller at 24 and Knueppel at 14 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Hall (10 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Charlotte wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Charlotte allowing 99 a night to Dallas's 113 and the line, where Dallas takes 32 free throws a game to Charlotte's 22. Call it Charlotte 114, Dallas 113, Dallas keeping it close.
1/31 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 105, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 22 free throws a game; Miller at 24 and Ball at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Hall (11 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 23 and Fox at 18 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-11 a night and San Antonio minus-3 and the arc, Charlotte at 43 percent from three to San Antonio's 33. Call it Charlotte 115, San Antonio 111, San Antonio keeping it close.
2/02 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 106, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Miller at 25 and Ball at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Hall (12 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 24 free throws a game; Bey at 26 and Williamson at 20 a game. Without Murray (21 straight), Poole (4 straight), McGowens (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the arc, Charlotte at 42 percent from three to New Orleans's 31 and the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-11 a night and New Orleans plus-1. Call it Charlotte 118, New Orleans 111.
1/19 vs IND 113-104 — PHI notes
PHI won 113-104. PHI shot 48% (42 of 88) to IND's 48%, 5 of 17 from three, and went to the line 36 times to IND's 14 — 24 points from the stripe to their 11. PHI turned it over 8 times to IND's 22. Embiid led with 30 (10 of 17, 9 of 10 at the line); Maxey added 29, Oubre Jr. 18. The hinge was Q4, 31-23: a lead of 1 became 9, and the lead reached 16. PHI trailed 50-55 at the half and won the second half 63-49. Maxey was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
1/20 vs PHX 110-116 — PHI notes
PHI lost 110-116. PHI shot 42% (39 of 93) to PHX's 43%, 11 of 34 from three, and went to the line 27 times to PHX's 20 — 21 points from the stripe to their 20. Edgecombe led with 25 (10 of 21, 2 of 7 from three); Oubre Jr. added 21, Maxey 20. Q4 was theirs, 26-19, the deficit cut from 13 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 97-84 against them. Edwards's -17 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/22 vs HOU 128-122 — PHI notes
PHI won 128-122 in 1 overtime. PHI shot 55% (49 of 89) to HOU's 46%, 11 of 32 from three. Maxey led with 36 (15 of 28, 2 of 10 from three); Embiid added 32, Oubre Jr. 26. The hinge was Q2, 36-27: PHI came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 7. Embiid was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
1/24 vs NYK 109-112 — PHI notes
PHI lost 109-112. PHI shot 51% (39 of 77) to NYK's 44%, 9 of 29 from three. The glass went 37-53 against them. Embiid led with 38 (13 of 21, 3 of 5 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Maxey added 22, Edgecombe 14. Q4 was theirs, 32-22, the deficit cut from 13 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 90-77 against them.
1/26 @ CHA 93-130 — PHI notes
PHI lost 93-130. PHI shot 39% (35 of 89) to CHA's 57%, 9 of 30 from three, and got to the line 19 times to CHA's 27. PHI turned it over 17 times to CHA's 23. The glass went 33-53 against them. Oubre Jr. led with 17 (7 of 12, 1 of 4 from three); McCain added 16, Grimes 14. Q4 was theirs, 34-21, the deficit cut from 50 to 37, but the other 3 periods went 109-59 against them. Oubre Jr.'s -40 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/27 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Embiid at 33 and Maxey at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 22 and Portis at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Porter Jr. (2 straight), Prince (36 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 37 percent from three to Philadelphia's 32 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 27 free throws a game to Milwaukee's 20. Call it Philadelphia 116, Milwaukee 111.
1/29 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Embiid at 33 and Maxey at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; DeRozan at 20 and Monk at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Murray (12 straight), LaVine (2 straight), Plowden (36 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Philadelphia at 37 percent from three to Sacramento's 32. Call it Philadelphia 120, Sacramento 113.
1/31 vs NOP — 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 116 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Embiid at 34 and Maxey at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Grimes (2 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 42 percent and 27 from three, 26 free throws a game; Bey at 24 and Williamson at 19 a game. Without Murray (20 straight), Poole (3 straight), McGowens (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-2 a night and Philadelphia minus-10 and the arc, Philadelphia at 37 percent from three to New Orleans's 27. Call it Philadelphia 118, New Orleans 113.
2/02 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 102, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and Harden at 20 a game. They have won the glass by 10 a night. Without Jones Jr. (14 straight), Bogdanović (18 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Embiid at 36 and Maxey at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-10 a night and Philadelphia minus-9 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 102 a night to Philadelphia's 118. Call it the Clippers 116, Philadelphia 111.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHIAB A. Bona
AD A. Drummond
DB D. Barlow
JE J. Edwards
JM J. McCain
JW J. Walker
KO K. Oubre Jr.
QG Q. Grimes
TM T. Maxey
TW T. Watford
VE V. Edgecombe
CHABM B. Miller
CS C. Sexton
GW G. Williams
JG J. Green
KK K. Knueppel
LB L. Ball
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diabaté
PC P. Connaughton
RK R. Kalkbrenner
SJ S. James
TM T. Mann
TS T. Salaün
PHI/CHA 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
Hornets take a 50-point lead for 2nd time this month, roll past 76ers 130-93
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — Brandon Miller scored 30 points, and the Charlotte Hornets took a 50-point lead for the second time this month on the way to rolling past the Philadelphia 76ers 130-93 on Monday afternoon.
All five Hornets starters finished in double figures. Kon Knueppel and Moussa Diabate scored 12, LaMelo Ball added 11 and Miles Bridges finished with 10 for Charlotte, which has won three straight games for the first time this season.
It was 28-22 after one quarter — and then Charlotte outscored Philadelphia 81-37 over the next two quarters, taking a 109-59 lead into the fourth.
Kelly Oubre Jr . scored 17 for Philadelphia. Jared McCain added 16 and Quentin Grimes had 14 for the 76ers, while Tyrese Maxey was held to a season-low six points on 3-for-12 shooting in 25 minutes. Maxey's scoring average dropped a full half-point to 29.4 per game.
Charlotte became the first team since Phoenix in February 2009 to lead by 50 or more points in two separate games within the same calendar month. The Hornets led Utah by 57 on their way to a 150-95 win on Jan. 10.
The Hornets had one other lead of 50 or more points in the NBA's play-by-play era, which goes back to 1996. It's now happened twice more in a span of just over two weeks.
The game was moved up to a 3 p.m. start because of extreme weather conditions in the Charlotte area, all related to Winter Storm Fern.
Ryan Kalkbrenner had 13 points and nine rebounds off the bench for Charlotte. Philadelphia outscored the Hornets 34-21 in the fourth quarter and still took its second-worst loss of the season. The 76ers lost to Orlando by 41 on Nov. 25.