Game ID: 22500609
Indiana Pacers @ Philadelphia 76ers
Monday, January 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 33 17 32 31 113IND 30 25 26 23 104
IND @ PHI ScoutingIND @ 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.
PHI availability going into 1/11 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 8 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Oubre Jr. back 1/07 after 22, 17 min since (55% of 32)
BACK Drummond back 1/07 after 2, 14 min since (78% of 18)
BACK Watford back 1/07 after 17, 5 min since (32% of 15)
BACK Edwards back 1/07 after 3, 6 min since (40% of 15)
PHI availability going into 1/12 · back-to-backOUT Edwards missed 2 since 1/09, returns tonight: 1 min (9% of 15)
OUT Gordon missed 9 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Oubre Jr. back 1/07 after 22, 23 min since (72% of 32)
BACK Drummond back 1/07 after 2, 16 min since (88% of 18)
BACK Watford back 1/07 after 17, 4 min since (23% of 15)
NEW Edgecombe 35 to 40 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 1/14 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 10 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Oubre Jr. back 1/07 after 22, 25 min since (77% of 32)
BACK Drummond back 1/07 after 2, 16 min since (88% of 18)
BACK Watford back 1/07 after 17, 3 min since (19% of 15)
BACK Edwards back 1/07 after 3, 4 min since (25% of 15)
PHI availability going into 1/16 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 11 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Oubre Jr. back 1/07 after 22, 25 min since (78% of 32)
BACK Drummond back 1/07 after 2, 15 min since (82% of 18)
BACK Watford back 1/07 after 17, 6 min since (42% of 15)
BACK Edwards back 1/07 after 3, 5 min since (31% of 15)
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
IND availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Mathurin missed 4 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Toppin missed 36 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 10 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Peter missed 4 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Que. Jackson back 1/08 after 2, 20 min since (111% of 18)
IND availability going into 1/14 · 1 day's restOUT Mathurin missed 5 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Toppin missed 37 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 11 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Peter missed 5 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Que. Jackson back 1/08 after 2, 18 min since (101% of 18)
IND availability going into 1/16 · 1 day's restOUT Mathurin missed 6 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Toppin missed 38 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 12 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Peter missed 6 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Que. Jackson back 1/08 after 2, 19 min since (101% of 18)
NEW Furphy 18 to 24 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 1/17 · back-to-backOUT Mathurin missed 7 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Toppin missed 39 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 13 since 12/23, returns tonight: 17 min (99% of 17)
OUT Peter missed 7 since 1/04, returns tonight: 17 min (128% of 13)
BACK Que. Jackson back 1/08 after 2, 17 min since (94% of 18)
NEW Furphy 18 to 23 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Mathurin missed 8 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Toppin missed 40 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Isa. Jackson back 1/17 after 13, 17 min since (99% of 17)
BACK Peter back 1/17 after 7, 17 min since (128% of 13)
IND availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT Mathurin missed 9 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Toppin missed 41 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Isa. Jackson back 1/17 after 13, 12 min since (71% of 17)
BACK Peter back 1/17 after 7, 17 min since (128% of 13)
IND availability going into 1/23 · 1 day's restOUT Mathurin missed 10 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Thompson missed 2 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Toppin missed 42 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Peter missed 2 since 1/19, out tonight
BACK Isa. Jackson back 1/17 after 13, 11 min since (66% of 17)
IND availability going into 1/26 · 2 days' restOUT Mathurin missed 11 since 1/04, returns tonight: 25 min (78% of 32)
OUT Thompson missed 3 since 1/19, returns tonight: 1 min (7% of 20)
OUT Toppin missed 43 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Peter missed 3 since 1/19, out tonight
BACK Isa. Jackson back 1/17 after 13, 10 min since (59% of 17)
NEW Furphy 18 to 25 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 1/28 · 1 day's restOUT Toppin missed 44 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Peter missed 4 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Bradley missed 2 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Mathurin back 1/26 after 11, 25 min since (78% of 32)
BACK Thompson back 1/26 after 3, 1 min since (7% of 20)
BACK Isa. Jackson back 1/17 after 13, 10 min since (62% of 17)
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 112, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 25 free throws a game; Maxey at 27 and Embiid at 26 a game. 2 days' rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Siakam at 21 and Nembhard at 19 a game. Without Mathurin (8 straight), Toppin (40 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the line, where Philadelphia takes 25 free throws a game to Indiana's 20. Call it Philadelphia 115, Indiana 110.
1/11 @ TOR 115-116 — PHI notes
PHI lost 115-116 in 1 overtime. PHI shot 46% (41 of 90) to TOR's 40%, 8 of 31 from three, and got to the line 31 times to TOR's 39. PHI turned it over 22 times to TOR's 15, and TOR turned those into 14 steals. Maxey led with 38 (13 of 27, 2 of 7 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Edgecombe added 17, Grimes 13. Q3 was theirs, 36-18, turning a 10-point deficit into a 8-point lead, but the other 4 periods went 98-79 against them.
1/12 @ TOR 115-102 — PHI notes
PHI won 115-102. PHI shot 53% (39 of 74) to TOR's 40%, 16 of 36 from three. PHI turned it over 16 times to TOR's 9. Maxey led with 33 (10 of 16, 6 of 9 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Embiid added 27, Edgecombe 15. The hinge was Q1, 45-28: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 33. Maxey was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
1/14 vs CLE 107-133 — PHI notes
PHI lost 107-133. PHI shot 40% (36 of 89) to CLE's 53%, 12 of 43 from three, and went to the line 26 times to CLE's 18 — 23 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 42-52 against them. Embiid led with 20 (7 of 14, 2 of 5 from three); George added 17, Maxey 14. Q2 was theirs, 29-27, the deficit cut from 15 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 106-78 against them. Maxey's -22 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/16 vs CLE 115-117 — PHI notes
PHI lost 115-117. PHI shot 47% (43 of 91) to CLE's 52%, 12 of 32 from three. PHI turned it over 10 times to CLE's 18. Embiid led with 33 (10 of 22, 2 of 3 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Maxey added 22, Grimes 14. Q2 was theirs, 31-24, but the other 3 periods went 93-84 against them. They led by as many as 11.
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 — 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 113 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Embiid at 28 and Maxey at 27 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Drummond (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Booker at 23 and Allen at 20 a game. Without Green (33 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been minus-1 a night and Philadelphia minus-5. Call it Philadelphia 114, Phoenix 113, Phoenix keeping it close.
1/22 vs HOU — 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 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Embiid at 28 and Maxey at 24 a game. Without George (2 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Durant at 24 and Sengun at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-6 a night and Philadelphia minus-3. Call it Philadelphia 114, Houston 113, Houston keeping it close.
1/24 vs NYK — 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 115 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Embiid at 29 and Maxey at 24 a game. Without McCain (2 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 105, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Towns at 18 and McBride at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-9 a night and Philadelphia minus-3 and the defense, New York allowing 105 a night to Philadelphia's 118. Call it Philadelphia 114, New York 113, New York keeping it close.
1/26 @ CHA — 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.
1/12 vs BOS 98-96 — IND notes
IND won 98-96. IND shot 46% (39 of 84) to BOS's 45%, 16 of 37 from three. Siakam led with 21 (10 of 15); Huff added 20, Nembhard 13. The hinge was Q3, 26-21: IND came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 2. IND trailed 53-56 at the half and won the second half 45-40. Huff was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
1/14 vs TOR 101-115 — IND notes
IND lost 101-115. IND shot 38% (33 of 86) to TOR's 49%, 12 of 42 from three. Siakam led with 26 (10 of 23, 4 of 11 from three); Nembhard added 14, Jackson 14. Q3 was theirs, 30-27, the deficit cut from 19 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 88-71 against them. Nesmith's -25 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/16 vs NOP 127-119 — IND notes
IND won 127-119. IND shot 51% (52 of 101) to NOP's 50%, 15 of 43 from three, and got to the line 12 times to NOP's 30. Huff led with 29 (13 of 17, 3 of 6 from three); Siakam added 27, Nembhard 19. The hinge was Q2, 42-33: IND came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 7, and the lead reached 16. Huff was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
1/17 @ DET 78-121 — IND notes
IND lost 78-121. IND shot 35% (28 of 79) to DET's 49%, 8 of 35 from three, and went to the line 27 times to DET's 19 — 14 points from the stripe to their 13. IND turned it over 24 times to DET's 19, and DET turned those into 15 steals. Walker led with 13 (4 of 12, 2 of 5 from three, 3 of 6 at the line); Bradley added 12, Thompson 10. Q4 was theirs, 25-29, but the other 3 periods went 92-53 against them. Furphy's -34 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/19 @ PHI 104-113 — IND notes
IND lost 104-113. IND shot 48% (40 of 84) to PHI's 48%, 13 of 34 from three, and got to the line 14 times to PHI's 36. IND turned it over 22 times to PHI's 8, and PHI turned those into 18 steals. Nembhard led with 25 (9 of 15, 3 of 7 from three); Siakam added 24, Huff 10. Q2 was theirs, 25-17, turning a 3-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 96-79 against them. They led by as many as 10. Huff's -11 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/21 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 104, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brown at 32 and Hauser at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Minott (8 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Nembhard at 18 a game. Without Mathurin (9 straight), Toppin (41 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-6 a night and Indiana minus-2 and the defense, Boston allowing 104 a night to Indiana's 113. Call it Boston 115, Indiana 106.
1/23 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 103, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Holmgren at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Jal. Williams (2 straight), Hartenstein (13 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 117, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 21 free throws a game; Siakam at 27 and Nembhard at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Mathurin (10 straight), Thompson (2 straight), Toppin (42 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 42 percent from three to Indiana's 30 and the defense, OKC allowing 103 a night to Indiana's 117. Call it OKC 121, Indiana 105, OKC by 16.
1/26 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Johnson at 21 and Okongwu at 19 a game. Without Risacher (8 straight). 2 days' rest. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 26 and Nembhard at 20 a game. Without Mathurin (11 straight), Thompson (3 straight), Toppin (43 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Atlanta 117, Indiana 112.
1/28 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 120, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Siakam at 26 and Nembhard at 17 a game. Without Toppin (44 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 45 from three, 16 free throws a game; White at 24 and Vučević at 16 a game. Without Jones (2 straight), Collins (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Chicago at 45 percent from three to Indiana's 32 and the turnovers, Indiana giving it away 17 times a game to Chicago's 12. Call it Chicago 119, Indiana 113.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
INDAN A. Nembhard
AN A. Nesmith
BS B. Sheppard
IJ I. Jackson
JF J. Furphy
JH J. Huff
JW J. Walker
PS P. Siakam
QJ Q. Jackson
TB T. Bradley
TM T. McConnell
PHIAB A. Bona
DB D. Barlow
JE J. Embiid
KO K. Oubre Jr.
QG Q. Grimes
TM T. Maxey
TW T. Watford
VE V. Edgecombe
IND/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
Tyrese Maxey celebrates 1st All-Star game starting nod with 29 points in 76ers' win over Pacers
PHILADELPHIA -- — Tyrese Maxey had 29 points and eight steals hours after being named an All-Star starter for the first time and Joel Embiid had 30 points and nine rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 113-104 win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.
Kelly Oubre Jr . scored 18 points, and all five starters hit double figures.
Andrew Nembhard led the Pacers with 25 points and Pascal Siakam had 24 points on a night in which Indiana sports fans were more likely tuned to the college football national championship game.
Pacers coach Rick Carlisle lamented before the game he would miss the showdown between the Hoosiers and Miami.
He called it a “bummer.”
Carlisle likely felt much the same way after the Pacers followed a modest three-game win streak with their third loss in four games.
Maxey — who thanked his “fellow Americans” for voting him into the game — shot 12 of 24 from the floor and added eight assists as he continued to show why he is one of the NBA's rising stars.
Maxey was named one of the five starters out of the Eastern Conference and is set to play for the United States in the first version of the U.S. vs. The World for next month's All-Star game.
Maxey will make his first start and earned his second selection for the Sixers on the strength of averaging 30.3 points headed into the game.
Maxey said he was asleep when rookie teammate V.J. Edgecombe called around 2 p.m. to congratulate him on the selection. Maxey then took an excited phone call from his mom — and he went back to bed.
The 76ers sleepwalked through most of the first three quarters and trailed the 10-win Pacers at halftime and only led 82-81 at the end of the third quarter.
By the time Embiid helped put some distance between the Pacers, Maxey was subbed out for good late in the fourth and earned a rousing ovation from Sixers fans.