Statistics Roundown: 6 Numbers to Know from Mavericks’ 118-116 Heartbreaker at Philadelphia 76ers

Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey Rev Dallas Mavericks (26-25) apart on Tuesday, and Kyrie Irving & Co. Come short in crunch time in a 118-116 loss to Philadelphia 76ers (20-29) at Wells Fargo Center.

Maxey continued his burning race over the last handful of games and led the 76s with 33 points, 13 assists and two steals in the victory. Embiid came back from a knee injury and added 29 points in one of his best matches of the season.

Irving led all scorers with 34 points and grabbed nine rebounds from the Point Guard position in the loss. Naji Marshall added 19 points, five dimes and three steals from the bench, and Nykommer Max Christie also played some big minutes for Mavs – 32 of them to be accurate.

17-2: Mavs’ races that extend into the second quarter

After giving up 36 points in the opening quarter, the Dallas defense gave up only one field goal in the first six minutes of the other. Reggie Jackson hit a short pull-up jumper with 9:02 back in the first half, but Mavs put the clamps on the rest of 76er’s violation for at least a few minutes to grab the lead after pulling 36-31 on the end of One.

Kyrie Irving, who scored 12 points and grabbed three boards of the first, hit his first 3-point of the game with 19 seconds left in the frame to start what would be a 17-2 race when the second quarter wore. His running floats midway through the second closed the race and set up Mavericks 45-38. Most of the injured injuries came with Star Philadelphia Guard (and South Garland High School’s own) Tyrese Maxey on the bench.

Irving led Mavs with 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting and seized six boards in the first half.

4-FOR-4: MAX CHRISTIES 3-POINT APPLICATION IN FIRST GAME WITH MAVS

Welcome to Mavericks, Cormac Karl Christie! Christie’s first 17 minutes in a Mavs uniform was very productive, but don’t tell Nico Harrison how much you enjoyed seeing the nica, Mavs fans. He still has almost 40 hours from this writing to work an appointment to send Christie Packing to Thanasi’s Antetokounmpo and a bag of sand.

Christie made all three of his 3-point attempts at the bench, picked up a steal within seconds after entering the game midway through the first, and was one of four mavericks in double when Mavs took a 65-58 lead into the break. He noted 10 points and five boards for 17 effective minutes after entering the game on average just over 10 points as a start in his last 23 games in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform.

Then Christie spiced a wide open 3-ball after a compelling pump-false from near the top of the key midway through the third to give Mavs an 81-73 lead. That boy good. He grabbed a season high nine rebounds to go with 15 points in the loss.

The Dallas bench, their colleagues from Philly 29-7 in the first half and counteracted large halves from Maxey (16 points, six assists) and Joel Embiid (18 points, five rebounds). Spencer Dinwiddie had seven points and six assists from the bench to Dallas, and Naji Marshall was also a thorn on the 76s side.

Marshall Pick Maxey’s pocket in the first half’s last seconds then won a race against the time to the edge to convert in the transition before the break was buzzing. He had 11 points and two steal at half.

19/8/4: Guerschon Yabuseles State Line

With PJ Washington out of the game for the birth of his son, Guerschon Yabusele took advantage of to turn on smaller Dallas defenders all night and became Embiid and Maxey’s third mate against Mavs. American fans will remember Yabusele for his eyebrow raising performance during France’s race to the silver medal in the Summer Olympics in 2024. Yabusele ended with 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists, including one who found Embiid for the bucket inside that put Philly up 117- 116 late.

His thunderous dunk with Christie defender and 5:31 back in the third gave Yabusele 15 points, drew the 76s to within 81-75 and entered a 15-2 race that eventually saw Philadelphia withdrawn in front. The 76s went on 88-83 on a reverse lay-in by Adem Bona with 1:21 back in the third. Dallas was 0-for-8 from the field during the Philadelphia race.

Much of the 15-2 race came with Irving on the bench, leaving the MAVs to search for the secondary playmaking option. Irving came back late in the third, but couldn’t hit his 3-point attempt at Dallas’ final possession of the frame, and Mavericks pulled 94-87 into the fourth.

6: consecutive 30-point games to Maxey

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Maxey entered the game on average almost 36 points per day. Battle in its last five. He spiked a wide open 3-pointer from the right wing to give him 31 points with 8:20 back to play after Kessler Edwards missed one for Mavs the last time down. After Mavs whipped the lead down to only one on three equally lovely plays from Irving to start the fourth, Maxey’s third 3-ball in the night 76s set up with six, up 99-93.

His driving shoes over Edwards a minute later pushed the Philly lead up to 103-95. He got everything he wanted in the fourth quarter, but it was also Irving. Irving pulled up for a small middle -class jumper next time down in response, but trade in curve would not be enough for Mavericks down the stretch.

9-0: Mavs late run to take back the lead

Christie was instrumental in the small 9-0 race late, with Mavs returning the lead with 4:25 back to play. He hit a tough turnaround jumper on Irving’s fourth assist of the game to pull Dallas to within 107-104 and then found Irving on a light leak-bucket after an unanswered jumper of Embiid to pull inside one. Next time down he drove baseline and found an open Klay Thompson for a corner 3-ball giving Dallas a 109-107 lead.

Thompson replied to Kelly Oubre Jr.’s 3-Pointer with another of his own, this time from the left wing, to put Dallas back in front of 114-113 with 2:55 back. Marshall’s flying, acrobatic tip-dunk batch on Klays missed 3-ball with 1:26 to play gave Mavs an advantage 116-115, but Edwards threw the ball away next time.

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It was Embiid’s lay-in with 22 seconds that showed that it ended up breaking the new Look Mavericks’ hearts and cementing 76er’s victory. Marshall got his shot blocked in the transition of Justin Edwards and missed a tough driving bucket with Yabusele in defense in the last minute, both of which could have pulled Mavs back ahead. Dante Exum was indecisive on Mavs’ final possession of the game with 3.8 seconds that showed and lost the ball as time expired.

29/11/10: EMBIID’S TRIPLE DOUBLE IN HIS FIRST GAME IN A MONTH

Dallas hurt the position after Daniel Gafford went out late with a fine -tuned shoulder, and Embiid was the charity for a thin Dallas frontcourt all evening. He put together an impressive 29-point, 11-bound, 10-assisting performance in his first game back from the annoying knee injury that saw him miss out on the last month. He only hit one of two free kicks to give Mavs a better chance of a win on their last possession, but the venue Dallas-Bunch did not have a clear idea of ​​what to do with the ball in crunch time. With a strong defensive pressure on Irving on Dallas’ final possession, the rest of the team came up short.

There were 13 lead changes in the game, eight of which took place in the last six minutes.

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