Game ID: 22500613
Phoenix Suns @ Philadelphia 76ers
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 30 23 31 26 110PHX 27 30 40 19 116
PHI vs PHX ScoutingPHI vs 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.
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
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
PHX availability going into 1/13 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 29 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Bouyea missed 4 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Allen back 1/05 after 9, 23 min since (81% of 28)
PHX availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 30 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Bouyea missed 5 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Allen back 1/05 after 9, 24 min since (84% of 28)
PHX availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 31 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Bouyea missed 6 since 1/05, out tonight
PHX availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 32 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Bouyea missed 7 since 1/05, out tonight
PHX availability going into 1/20 · back-to-backOUT Green missed 33 since 11/10, returns tonight: 20 min (73% of 27)
OUT Bouyea missed 8 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Fleming missed 2 since 1/17, out tonight
PHX availability going into 1/23 · 2 days' restOUT Bouyea missed 9 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Fleming missed 3 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Green back 1/20 after 33, 20 min since (73% of 27)
PHX availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Bouyea missed 10 since 1/05, returns tonight: 13 min (99% of 13)
OUT Fleming missed 4 since 1/17, returns tonight: 3 min (23% of 12)
BACK Green back 1/20 after 33, 12 min since (44% of 27)
PHX availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restBACK Green back 1/20 after 33, 12 min since (44% of 27)
BACK Bouyea back 1/25 after 10, 13 min since (99% of 13)
BACK Fleming back 1/25 after 4, 3 min since (23% of 12)
PHX availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Green missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Bouyea back 1/25 after 10, 19 min since (143% of 13)
BACK Fleming back 1/25 after 4, 5 min since (44% of 12)
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.
1/12 @ 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 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 — 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.
1/27 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.
1/13 @ MIA 121-127 — PHX notes
PHX lost 121-127. PHX took 10 more shots (102 to 92), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to MIA's 52%, 14 of 48 from three. Brooks led with 25 (11 of 24, 1 of 10 from three); Allen added 25, Booker 24. Q3 was theirs, 38-21, the deficit cut from 17 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 106-83 against them.
1/15 @ DET 105-108 — PHX notes
PHX lost 105-108. PHX shot 41% (36 of 87) to DET's 47%, 17 of 46 from three, and got to the line 25 times to DET's 37. The glass went 41-54 against them. Allen led with 33 (11 of 25, 7 of 20 from three); Gillespie added 18, Brooks 16. Q1 was theirs, 32-23, but the other 3 periods went 85-73 against them. They led by as many as 16.
1/17 @ NYK 106-99 — PHX notes
PHX won 106-99. PHX shot 41% (34 of 82) to NYK's 40%, 15 of 42 from three. PHX turned it over 12 times to NYK's 17. The glass went 37-47 against them. Booker led with 27 (7 of 18, 1 of 5 from three, 12 of 14 at the line); Allen added 16, Williams 14. The hinge was Q2, 36-29: the deficit went from 8 to 1. PHX trailed 55-56 at the half and won the second half 51-43. Dunn was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
1/19 @ BKN 126-117 — PHX notes
PHX won 126-117. PHX shot 57% (44 of 77) to BKN's 51%, 20 of 39 from three. PHX turned it over 12 times to BKN's 7. Brooks led with 27 (8 of 15, 6 of 9 from three); Booker added 24, Gillespie 22. The hinge was Q1, 40-26: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Gillespie was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
1/20 @ PHI 116-110 — PHX notes
PHX won 116-110. PHX shot 43% (40 of 92) to PHI's 42%, 16 of 39 from three, and got to the line 20 times to PHI's 27. Booker led with 27 (9 of 23, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Allen added 16, Goodwin 16. The hinge was Q3, 40-31: a lead of 4 became 13, and the lead reached 17.
1/23 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 125, shooting 42 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 20 and Johnson at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Risacher (7 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Booker at 26 and Allen at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. 2 days' rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 112 a night to Atlanta's 125 and the arc, Phoenix at 38 percent from three to Atlanta's 33. Call it Phoenix 117, Atlanta 115, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/25 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Allen at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 123, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Adebayo at 23 and Powell at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Herro (5 straight), Mitchell (2 straight), Ware (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been plus-6 a night and Phoenix minus-6 and the defense, Phoenix allowing 109 a night to Miami's 123. Call it Phoenix 119, Miami 114.
1/27 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Allen at 16 a game. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 125, shooting 41 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 18 and Traore at 12 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Johnson (8 straight), Etienne (22 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 109 a night to Brooklyn's 125 and the arc, Phoenix at 37 percent from three to Brooklyn's 32. Call it Phoenix 118, Brooklyn 106, Phoenix by 12.
1/29 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Brooks at 19 a game. Without Booker (2 straight), Green (2 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Cunningham at 20 and Duren at 18 a game. Without LeVert (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Phoenix 113, Detroit 112, Detroit keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXCG C. Gillespie
DB D. Booker
DB D. Brooks
GA G. Allen
JG J. Goodwin
JG J. Green
MW M. Williams
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
PHIAB A. Bona
AD A. Drummond
DB D. Barlow
JE J. Edwards
JW J. Walker
KO K. Oubre Jr.
QG Q. Grimes
TM T. Maxey
TW T. Watford
VE V. Edgecombe
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
Booker scores 27, Green adds 12 in return to the Suns' lineup in a 116-110 win over 76ers
PHILADELPHIA -- — Devin Booker scored 27 points and Jalen Green added 12 points in his return to the lineup as the Phoenix Suns beat the Philadelphia 76ers 116-110 on Tuesday night in a matchup of teams playing the second game of a back to back.
Grayson Allen and Jordan Goodwin scored 16 points apiece and Collin Gillespie and Oso Ighodaro each added 12 as the Suns won their third straight game and for the 12th time in 16 games.
Rookie VJ Edgecombe led the 76ers with 25 points. Kelly Oubre Jr . finished with 21 points and Tyrese Maxey added 20. Andre Drummond finished with 15 rebounds and eight points for the Sixers, who lost for the fourth time in six games.
Philadelphia was without Joel Embiid (right ankle injury management) and Paul George (left knee injury management).
Green played in just his third game of the season, and his first since Nov. 8, because of a right hamstring injury. He is in his first season with the Suns, arriving in the offseason as part of the trade in which Kevin Durant was sent to the Houston Rockets .
Green came off the bench to score seven points in nine minutes of the first half, and went on to shoot 4 for 11 from the field, including 2 for 4 from distance, in 20 minutes, with three assists and two rebounds.
The Suns, coming off a win over Brooklyn on Monday, got 13 points from Booker, 10 from Ighodaro and were perfect on 13 shots from the line on the way to a 57-53 lead at the break.
The Sixers, who beat Indiana on Monday, opened the second half with a 13-2 run for a 66-59 lead. The Suns tied it at 68 and built a 97-84 lead by the end of the third period. Phoenix extended its lead to 103-86 with 9:37 left in the fourth after Sixers coach Nick Nurse received a technical foul for contesting a call. Philadelphia chipped away down the stretch, but never really threatened.
Up next Suns: Complete six-game trip at Atlanta on Friday.
76ers: Host Houston on Thursday in the fifth game of a six-game homestand.