Philadelphia 76ers @ Dallas Mavericks
Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 8:30 PM ET
American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX | Game ID: 22500473
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DAL 33 24 26 25 108PHI 27 41 24 31 123
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Tyrese Maxey scores 34 in strong all-around showing as 76ers beat Mavs 123-108
DALLAS -- — Tyrese Maxey had 34 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, Joel Embiid scored 22 points and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Dallas Mavericks 123-108 on Thursday night.
Rookie guard VJ Edgecombe , the one-and-done player from Baylor playing 100 miles from his college campus for the first time, scored 23 points two nights after hitting a 3-pointer in the final seconds of a 139-136 overtime victory at Memphis.
Oft-injured Anthony Davis returned for Dallas after missing two games with a sore adductor muscle. The 10-time All-Star finished with 13 points and eight rebounds as the Mavs matched their season worst with a fourth consecutive loss.
Rookie No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg scored 12 points for the Mavericks, who were led by Max Christie 's 18 points.
Former Maverick Quentin Grimes , part of a different trade last season soon after the infamous swap of Luka Doncic for Davis between Dallas and the Los Angeles Lakers , had 19 points, seven rebounds and three blocks.
The 76ers were up six when Grimes had a steal and dunk to trigger his 11-point fourth quarter, when he made all three of his 3-point attempts and had one of his blocks.
Paul George scored 14 points, starting and ending a 17-2 run that gave Philadelphia a 44-37 lead in the second quarter.
The Mavericks shot 65% in the first, taking a 33-27 lead before shooting 38% the rest of the way. Davis and Flagg combined to go 11 of 28 from the field.
Maxey was 14 of 24 with a mix of long-range shooting and deft driving in another strong road performance against his hometown team. Edgecombe finished 9 of 14 as the Sixers shot 53%.
Up next 76ers: At the New York Knicks on Saturday to finish a five-game trip.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DALAD A. Davis
BW B. Williams
CF C. Flagg
CM C. Martin
DG D. Gafford
JH J. Hardy
KT K. Thompson
MC M. Christie
NM N. Marshall
PW P. Washington
RN R. Nembhard
PHIAB A. Bona
AD A. Drummond
DB D. Barlow
JE J. Embiid
JM J. McCain
JW J. Walker
PG P. George
QG Q. Grimes
TM T. Maxey
VE V. Edgecombe
DAL/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
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