Sixers Player Grades: Sixers Fend Off Pacers Comeback, 114-109
Player Grades
Joel Embiid
39 min, 21 pts (9-17 FG, 0-3 3P, 3-3 FT), 11 reb, 2 ast, 4 TO, 1 blk, -4
He scored 14 in the first half, then went scoreless for a long stretch after halftime. The offense stalled whenever the ball stuck in his hands, and the jumpers late helped.
Tyrese Maxey
36 min, 27 pts (8-18 FG, 3-7 3P, 8-9 FT), 5 reb, 4 ast, 4 TO, 1 stl, +6
He was invisible early, with no points in the opening stretch. By the fourth he was the one the offense needed, and his finish through contact and a late bucket put the Pacers away. The rare turnovers were the only thing dragging at his night
Jaylen Brown
34 min, 20 pts (7-13 FG, 1-3 3P, 5-5 FT), 10 reb, 2 ast, 5 TO, 1 stl, 1 blk, +3
He made the most of his touches, hitting every free throw and creating extra possessions by crashing the offensive glass. Five turnovers gave some of that back.
LeBron James
33 min, 13 pts (5-12 FG, 2-3 3P, 1-2 FT), 5 reb, 10 ast, 0 TO, 1 stl, 2 blk, +3
He initiated most of the half-court offense without a single turnover, and his fourth-quarter pass to Simons is the clearest sign of how well he read Indiana’s defense did have a few rough fouls in the 4th.
VJ Edgecombe
29 min, 8 pts (3-10 FG, 1-6 3P, 1-1 FT), 7 reb, 2 ast, 3 TO, 1 stl, -5
In his first game since the abdominal bruise, he was active on the glass but shot poorly from three and made a few rushed decisions with the ball, did have a great defensive play in the 4th that may have swung the game in the sixers favor.
Anfernee Simons
27 min, 20 pts (7-11 FG, 6-10 3P, 0-0 FT), 3 reb, 1 ast, 0 TO, 1 stl, +14
He entered the game cold from the season’s first few outings, and scored 12 points in about eight and a half minutes off the bench. He picked his spots, shot in rhythm, and never had to force one.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
21 min, 4 pts (1-4 FG, 0-3 3P, 2-2 FT), 2 reb, 1 ast, 0 TO, 2 stl, +7
His shot never fell, but he made himself useful with active hands on defense.
Dean Wade
17 min, 0 pts (0-1 FG, 0-1 3P, 0-0 FT), 1 reb, 1 ast, 0 TO, +1
He had almost no offensive output, and five fouls in a short stint kept him from affecting the game.
Adem Bona
4 min, 1 pts (0-1 FG, 0-0 3P, 1-2 FT), 1 reb, 0 ast, 0 TO, 1 blk, 0
He played only a few minutes, mostly late, and didn’t change anything either way.