Game ID: 22501040
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Philadelphia 76ers
Monday, March 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 25 18 36 24 103OKC 35 30 32 26 123
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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 3/15 · back-to-backOUT Maxey missed 4 since 3/09, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 8 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT George missed 20 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 2 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Drummond missed 3 since 3/10, returns tonight: 35 min (188% of 18)
BACK Edgecombe back 3/10 after 3, 33 min since (93% of 35)
BACK Beauchamp back 3/09 after 9, 16 min since (116% of 14)
BACK Terry back 3/09 after 2, 21 min since (205% of 10)
NEW Grimes 28 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Barlow 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Payne 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Bona 16 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Edwards 15 to 24 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 3/17 · 1 day's restOUT Maxey missed 5 since 3/09, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 9 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT George missed 21 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 3 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Walker missed 2 since 3/14, out tonight
BACK Edgecombe back 3/10 after 3, 33 min since (95% of 35)
BACK Drummond back 3/15 after 3, 35 min since (188% of 18)
BACK Beauchamp back 3/09 after 9, 16 min since (113% of 14)
BACK Terry back 3/09 after 2, 21 min since (205% of 10)
NEW Grimes 28 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Payne 17 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Bona 16 to 22 min over the last 4
NEW Edwards 15 to 24 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 3/19 · 1 day's restOUT Maxey missed 6 since 3/09, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 10 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT George missed 22 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 4 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Walker missed 3 since 3/14, returns tonight: 6 min (53% of 11)
BACK Edgecombe back 3/10 after 3, 31 min since (89% of 35)
BACK Drummond back 3/15 after 3, 31 min since (170% of 18)
NEW Barlow 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 15 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Beauchamp 14 to 20 min over the last 4
NEW Terry 10 to 21 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Maxey missed 7 since 3/09, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 11 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT George missed 23 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 5 since 3/12, out tonight
BACK Drummond back 3/15 after 3, 29 min since (157% of 18)
BACK Walker back 3/19 after 3, 6 min since (53% of 11)
NEW Barlow 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Beauchamp 14 to 19 min over the last 5
NEW Terry 10 to 16 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Maxey missed 8 since 3/09, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 12 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT George missed 24 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 6 since 3/12, out tonight
BACK Drummond back 3/15 after 3, 27 min since (145% of 18)
BACK Walker back 3/19 after 3, 12 min since (106% of 11)
NEW Bona 16 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 28 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Maxey missed 9 since 3/09, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 13 since 3/01, returns tonight: 28 min (88% of 32)
OUT George missed 25 since 1/31, returns tonight: 26 min (82% of 32)
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 7 since 3/12, out tonight
BACK Drummond back 3/15 after 3, 25 min since (136% of 18)
BACK Walker back 3/19 after 3, 11 min since (101% of 11)
NEW Watford 15 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Beauchamp 14 to 19 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 3/28 · 2 days' restOUT Maxey missed 10 since 3/09, returns tonight: 43 min (112% of 38)
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 8 since 3/12, returns tonight: 28 min (87% of 32)
BACK Embiid back 3/25 after 13, 28 min since (88% of 32)
BACK George back 3/25 after 25, 26 min since (82% of 32)
BACK Walker back 3/19 after 3, 10 min since (91% of 11)
NEW Edwards 15 to 25 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restBACK Maxey back 3/28 after 10, 43 min since (112% of 38)
BACK Embiid back 3/25 after 13, 32 min since (100% of 32)
BACK George back 3/25 after 25, 31 min since (98% of 32)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 3/28 after 8, 28 min since (87% of 32)
BACK Walker back 3/19 after 3, 10 min since (91% of 11)
NEW Edwards 15 to 21 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Watford missed 2 since 3/28, returns tonight: 3 min (20% of 15)
OUT Beauchamp missed 2 since 3/28, returns tonight: 3 min (21% of 14)
OUT Walker missed 2 since 3/28, returns tonight: 3 min (27% of 11)
OUT Terry missed 2 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Maxey back 3/28 after 10, 43 min since (113% of 38)
BACK Embiid back 3/25 after 13, 33 min since (102% of 32)
BACK George back 3/25 after 25, 32 min since (102% of 32)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 3/28 after 8, 29 min since (92% of 32)
OKC availability going into 3/15 · 2 days' restOUT Jal. Williams missed 12 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Hartenstein missed 3 since 3/07, returns tonight: 21 min (85% of 24)
OUT Sandfort missed 5 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 7 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Holmgren back 3/12 after 2, 28 min since (98% of 29)
BACK Mitchell back 3/09 after 20, 30 min since (113% of 26)
BACK Caruso back 3/12 after 2, 23 min since (118% of 19)
NEW Joe 20 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW J. Williams 19 to 29 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 3/17 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 13 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Sandfort missed 6 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT K. Williams missed 2 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 8 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Holmgren back 3/12 after 2, 30 min since (104% of 29)
BACK Mitchell back 3/09 after 20, 29 min since (110% of 26)
BACK Hartenstein back 3/15 after 3, 21 min since (85% of 24)
BACK Caruso back 3/12 after 2, 22 min since (116% of 19)
NEW Joe 20 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW J. Williams 19 to 26 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 3/18 · back-to-backOUT Jal. Williams missed 14 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Sandfort missed 7 since 3/03, returns tonight: 5 min (30% of 16)
OUT K. Williams missed 3 since 3/12, returns tonight: 21 min (151% of 14)
OUT Carlson missed 9 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Holmgren back 3/12 after 2, 31 min since (107% of 29)
BACK Mitchell back 3/09 after 20, 29 min since (109% of 26)
BACK Hartenstein back 3/15 after 3, 18 min since (77% of 24)
BACK Caruso back 3/12 after 2, 23 min since (118% of 19)
NEW J. Williams 19 to 26 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 3/21 · 2 days' restOUT Jal. Williams missed 15 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 10 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Holmgren back 3/12 after 2, 29 min since (99% of 29)
BACK Mitchell back 3/09 after 20, 28 min since (105% of 26)
BACK Hartenstein back 3/15 after 3, 18 min since (77% of 24)
BACK Caruso back 3/12 after 2, 18 min since (94% of 19)
BACK Sandfort back 3/18 after 7, 5 min since (30% of 16)
BACK K. Williams back 3/18 after 3, 21 min since (151% of 14)
OKC availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 16 since 2/12, returns tonight: 20 min (75% of 27)
OUT Dort missed 2 since 3/18, returns tonight: 22 min (85% of 26)
OUT Carlson missed 11 since 2/27, returns tonight: 2 min (16% of 12)
BACK Holmgren back 3/12 after 2, 29 min since (98% of 29)
BACK Hartenstein back 3/15 after 3, 21 min since (86% of 24)
BACK Caruso back 3/12 after 2, 19 min since (96% of 19)
BACK Sandfort back 3/18 after 7, 5 min since (30% of 16)
BACK K. Williams back 3/18 after 3, 17 min since (125% of 14)
OKC availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Sandfort missed 2 since 3/21, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 3/23 after 16, 20 min since (75% of 27)
BACK Dort back 3/23 after 2, 22 min since (85% of 26)
BACK Hartenstein back 3/15 after 3, 21 min since (87% of 24)
BACK K. Williams back 3/18 after 3, 12 min since (87% of 14)
BACK Carlson back 3/23 after 11, 2 min since (16% of 12)
OKC availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Sandfort missed 3 since 3/21, returns tonight: 2 min (14% of 16)
BACK Jal. Williams back 3/23 after 16, 22 min since (81% of 27)
BACK Dort back 3/23 after 2, 22 min since (84% of 26)
BACK K. Williams back 3/18 after 3, 12 min since (87% of 14)
BACK Carlson back 3/23 after 11, 2 min since (16% of 12)
OKC availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restBACK Jal. Williams back 3/23 after 16, 24 min since (86% of 27)
BACK Dort back 3/23 after 2, 21 min since (79% of 26)
BACK Sandfort back 3/18 after 7, 3 min since (22% of 16)
BACK K. Williams back 3/18 after 3, 10 min since (73% of 14)
BACK Carlson back 3/23 after 11, 2 min since (20% of 12)
OKC availability going into 3/30 · back-to-backBACK Jal. Williams back 3/23 after 16, 25 min since (91% of 27)
BACK Dort back 3/23 after 2, 22 min since (85% of 26)
BACK Sandfort back 3/27 after 3, 2 min since (14% of 16)
BACK Carlson back 3/23 after 11, 2 min since (20% of 12)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 27 from three, 23 free throws a game; Grimes at 25 and Edgecombe at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Maxey (8 straight), George (24 straight), Embiid (12 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 103, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Holmgren at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Jal. Williams (16 straight), Dort (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 34 percent from three to Philadelphia's 27 and the defense, OKC allowing 103 a night to Philadelphia's 112. Call it OKC 114, Philadelphia 112, Philadelphia keeping it close.
3/15 vs POR 109-103 — PHI notes
PHI won 109-103. PHI shot 45% (44 of 97) to POR's 39%, 7 of 25 from three, and got to the line 15 times to POR's 21. PHI turned it over 12 times to POR's 18. Grimes led with 31 (11 of 22, 1 of 4 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Edwards added 21, Edgecombe 18. The hinge was Q3, 29-22: PHI came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 6. PHI trailed 53-54 at the half and won the second half 56-49. Drummond was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
3/17 @ DEN 96-124 — PHI notes
PHI lost 96-124. PHI took 8 more shots (94 to 86), but shot 39% to DEN's 50%, 9 of 41 from three, and got to the line 15 times to DEN's 31. The glass went 42-53 against them. Beauchamp led with 16 (6 of 11, 4 of 8 from three); Grimes added 12, Watford 12. Q3 was theirs, 31-28, the deficit cut from 32 to 29, but the other 3 periods went 96-65 against them. Grimes's -21 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/19 @ SAC 139-118 — PHI notes
PHI won 139-118. PHI shot 50% (51 of 102) to SAC's 48%, 17 of 36 from three. Edgecombe led with 38 (16 of 28, 3 of 7 from three); Edwards added 32, Grimes 27. The hinge was Q1, 45-33: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 31. Edwards was the night's best plus/minus at +47.
3/21 @ UTA 126-116 — PHI notes
PHI won 126-116. PHI shot 50% (46 of 92) to UTA's 41%, 6 of 27 from three. PHI turned it over 16 times to UTA's 8, and UTA turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 56-39 for them. Grimes led with 25 (9 of 15, 1 of 4 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Edgecombe added 22, Watford 20. The hinge was Q4, 31-22: a lead of 1 became 10. PHI trailed 64-70 at the half and won the second half 62-46. Watford was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
3/23 vs OKC 103-123 — PHI notes
PHI lost 103-123. PHI shot 44% (41 of 94) to OKC's 53%, 17 of 46 from three. Edgecombe led with 35 (14 of 28, 7 of 15 from three); Watford added 15, Beauchamp 13. Q3 was theirs, 36-32, the deficit cut from 22 to 18, but the other 3 periods went 91-67 against them. Beauchamp's -19 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/25 vs CHI — 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 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; Edgecombe at 24 and Grimes at 24 a game. Without Maxey (9 straight), George (25 straight), Embiid (13 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Buzelis at 20 and Sexton at 16 a game. Without Simons (14 straight), Okoro (7 straight), Collins (40 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Chicago at 36 percent from three to Philadelphia's 32. Call it Philadelphia 119, Chicago 116, Chicago keeping it close.
3/28 @ CHA — 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 128 a night and allowing 102, shooting 52 percent and 44 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ball at 24 and White at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 14 a night. Without Salaün (11 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Edgecombe at 25 and Grimes at 19 a game. Without Maxey (10 straight), Oubre Jr. (8 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the defense, Charlotte allowing 102 a night to Philadelphia's 124 and the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-14 a night and Philadelphia plus-1. Call it Charlotte 122, Philadelphia 113.
3/30 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 129, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Herro at 21 and Adebayo at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Jović (4 straight), Smith (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 122, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Edgecombe at 26 and Grimes at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-1 a night and Miami minus-6 and the arc, Philadelphia at 41 percent from three to Miami's 35. Call it Philadelphia 123, Miami 120, Miami keeping it close.
4/01 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 126, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Hardy at 18 and Riley at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without George (15 straight), Sarr (2 straight), Whitmore (54 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Embiid at 30 and George at 24 a game. Without Watford (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Philadelphia takes 23 free throws a game to Washington's 17. Call it Philadelphia 121, Washington 117, Washington keeping it close.
3/15 vs MIN 116-103 — OKC notes
OKC won 116-103. OKC shot 42% (42 of 101) to MIN's 47%, 15 of 40 from three. OKC turned it over 7 times to MIN's 22. Holmgren led with 21 (9 of 13, 1 of 4 from three); Gilgeous-Alexander added 20, Joe 20. The hinge was Q3, 33-23: OKC came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 4, and the lead reached 18. OKC trailed 47-53 at the half and won the second half 69-50. Holmgren was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
3/17 @ ORL 113-108 — OKC notes
OKC won 113-108. OKC shot 44% (40 of 90) to ORL's 40%, 9 of 29 from three, and went to the line 27 times to ORL's 20 — 24 points from the stripe to their 17. The glass went 53-41 for them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 40 (14 of 27, 3 of 5 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Holmgren added 20, Mitchell 16. The hinge was Q3, 34-29: a lead of 1 became 6, and the lead reached 18.
3/18 @ BKN 121-92 — OKC notes
OKC won 121-92. OKC shot 53% (45 of 85) to BKN's 37%, 14 of 35 from three, and got to the line 22 times to BKN's 31. OKC turned it over 17 times to BKN's 23. McCain led with 26 (9 of 16, 5 of 9 from three); Gilgeous-Alexander added 20, Wiggins 17. The hinge was Q2, 32-13: a lead of 17 became 36, and the lead reached 42. Wallace was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
3/21 @ WAS 132-111 — OKC notes
OKC won 132-111. OKC shot 54% (50 of 93) to WAS's 45%, 11 of 30 from three, and went to the line 30 times to WAS's 18 — 21 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 55-34 for them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 40 (17 of 27, 5 of 8 at the line); McCain added 18, Holmgren 18. The hinge was Q4, 29-15: a lead of 7 became 21, and the lead reached 25. Holmgren was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
3/23 @ PHI 123-103 — OKC notes
OKC won 123-103. OKC shot 53% (48 of 90) to PHI's 44%, 18 of 41 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 22 (9 of 13, 1 of 4 from three); Jal. Williams added 18, Jay. Williams 18. The hinge was Q2, 30-18: a lead of 10 became 22. McCain was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
3/25 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 105, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brown at 30 and Tatum at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Vučević (8 straight), Walsh (5 straight). 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 103, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 28 and Holmgren at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Sandfort (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 38 percent from three to Boston's 32. Call it OKC 112, Boston 110, Boston keeping it close.
3/27 vs CHI — 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 120 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Holmgren at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Sandfort (3 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 128, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Buzelis at 20 and Sexton at 16 a game. Without Simons (15 straight), Collins (41 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 107 a night to Chicago's 128 and the glass, where OKC has been plus-7 a night and Chicago plus-1. Call it OKC 123, Chicago 113, OKC by 10.
3/29 vs NYK — 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 123 a night and allowing 108, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 28 and Jal. Williams at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 109, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and Towns at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without McBride (28 straight), Shamet (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 41 percent from three to OKC's 37. Call it OKC 117, New York 111.
3/30 vs DET — 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 121 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Jal. Williams at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Duren at 22 and Jenkins at 21 a game. Without Cunningham (6 straight), Stewart (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 15 times a game to OKC's 11 and the glass, where OKC has been plus-5 a night and Detroit plus-1. Call it OKC 115, Detroit 112, Detroit keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCAC A. Caruso
AW A. Wiggins
BC B. Carlson
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
IH I. Hartenstein
IJ I. Joe
JM J. McCain
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
JW Jay. Williams
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
PHIAB A. Bona
AD A. Drummond
CP C. Payne
DB D. Barlow
DT D. Terry
JE J. Edwards
JW J. Walker
MB M. Beauchamp
TM T. Martin
TW T. Watford
VE V. Edgecombe
OKC/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
Thunder beat short-handed 76ers 123-103 for 12th straight win
PHILADELPHIA -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 22 points, Jalen Williams added 18 in his return to the lineup and the Oklahoma City Thunder won their 12th game in a row Monday night with a 123-103 victory over the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers .
Jared McCain had 13 points for the Thunder in his first game in Philadelphia since last month's trade. The defending NBA champions improved to 57-15, the best record in the league.
VJ Edgecombe scored 35 points for the 76ers, who played without Tyrese Maxey , Joel Embiid and Paul George . Philadelphia began the day as the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament but was just a half-game back of fifth-place Toronto.
Williams was back in the lineup after missing 16 games with a right hamstring strain.
McCain helped the Thunder jump out to a 35-25 lead after the first quarter with a pair of 3-pointers. Oklahoma City increased its lead to 24 and never was threatened after taking a 65-43 lead into halftime.
Jaylin Williams scored 18 points off the bench, and Chet Holmgren had 17 for the Thunder.
McCain, drafted by the 76ers with the No. 16 overall pick last year, drew loud cheers when he entered in the first quarter. Philadelphia sent McCain to Oklahoma City for draft picks at the February trade deadline. The 76ers are 10-12 since the deal.
Embiid sat out again with a right oblique strain. The 2023 MVP last played on Feb. 26. He worked out on the court Monday and is scheduled to have a more grueling session Tuesday, coach Nick Nurse said. There is still no timetable for Embiid's return.
The 76ers are expected to welcome back George to the lineup for Wednesday's home game against Chicago. George was suspended 25 games for violating the league's drug policy.
Maxey was sidelined for the ninth consecutive game with a right finger tendon strain. Kelly Oubre Jr . (left elbow sprain) has missed seven straight, and Quentin Grimes (illness) also didn't play.
Oklahoma City's Ajay Mitchell also watched while serving a one-game suspension for fighting in Saturday's 132-111 win at Washington. Jaylin Williams and Cason Wallace each were fined for their role in the fight, $50,000 and $35,000, respectively.
Gilgeous-Alexander has scored at least 20 points in 64 straight road games.