Observations after Sixers flip switch in 4th quarter to beat Mavs

Observations after Sixers flip switch in 4th quarter to beat Mavs originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Sixers’ backcourt played an outstanding back-to-back and helped the team polish off a 2-0 weekend Saturday night.

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With a 121-114 win over the Mavericks at Xfinity Mobile Arena, the Sixers moved to 16-11. Dallas dipped to 11-18.

Tyrese Maxey scored 38 points and VJ Edgecombe added 26, posting his fourth straight 20-point outing.

Dominick Barlow tied his career high with 21 points.

No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg scored 24 points. Anthony Davis had 24 points and 14 rebounds. Naji Marshall put up 22 points and 10 boards.

The Sixers were without the following players on the second leg of their back-to-back:

Joel Embiid (right knee injury management, illness)

Paul George (left knee injury management)

Kelly Oubre Jr. (left knee LCL sprain)

Trendon Watford (left adductor strain)

The team will host the Nets on Tuesday night. Here are observations on its win over Dallas:

Barlow, Edgecombe step up on offense

The Sixers started Maxey, Edgecombe, Quentin Grimes, Barlow and Andre Drummond.

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Barlow began the evening on Flagg and turned an early steal into a fast-break slam. Barlow had a big first half offensively, scoring 16 points on 7-for-10 shooting and missing just once inside the arc. He passed his previous season scoring high of 13 points against the Celtics on opening night.

The Sixers missed a string of layups in the first quarter and went down 13-8 on a Flagg bucket. However, they stormed back late in the first.

Edgecombe was tremendous when Maxey subbed out, hitting two mid-range shots in a row, including an and-one hoop. He then one-upped himself with a four-point play.

With an Adem Bona put-back slam and Edgecombe dunk, the Sixers suddenly had a 33-21 lead. The Edgecombe-Maxey backcourt scored 25 of the Sixers’ 38 points in the first quarter.

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Sixers strong in the possession game

It took little time for the Sixers to gain a sizable advantage in the possession game.

They posted the night’s first 10 points off turnovers and also fared well on the glass. The Sixers pulled…

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