Embiid-less Sixers get just enough from center position in win vs. Pacers

It’s been awhile since we saw a 1 p.m. win on a Sunday in this city. The Sixers knocked off the Indiana Pacers 131-124 Sunday Afternoon.

Jaylen Brown powered the Sixers with 31 points shooting 12-of-18 from the floor along with three rebounds. Tyrese Maxey quietly put up 27 points and six assists shooting 9-of-19 from the field.

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LeBron James had a tremendous day sharing the rock as his 11 assists moved him up to third in the league’s all-time assist leaders. He also had 15 points and six rebounds on 5-of-8 shooting. VJ Edgecombe bounced back from a scoreless first half to end with 11 points, four rebounds, and six assists shooting 5-of-11 from the floor. Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 31 as well.

Joel Embiid was out with plantar fascia management in his right foot, along with Adem Bona and Dominick Barlow. The Pacers were missing Tyrese Haliburton, Andrew Nembhard and Ben Sheppard.

Here are some thoughts at the buzzer.

First Quarter

The Sixers moved the ball very well on their opening possession of the game as Maxey got wide open on a cut, but he smoked the bunny. It looked like he might not have corralled the bounce pass from LeBron. Maxey did get the Sixers on the board running quick off the ensuing Pacers miss. Brown knocked down two of his first three jumpers as the two of them accounted for Philly’s first 15 points of the game.

A lot of what Maxey was able to get early was set up by LeBron, who was zipping the ball all around the perimeter early. Maxey took full advantage and had a lot of space to get his first two three-pointers off. Maxey found James up ahead for a transition bucket for James’ first points of the day.

Brown had a really good jump shooting quarter, putting up 11 in the first. He didn’t seem to have a hard time getting to his pull-up spots, and knocked them down whether there was a hand in his face or not. Meanwhile on the other end, all five of the Pacers’ starters scored within the first six minutes of the game and started the game 11-of-19 from the floor. They were already taking advantage of the small Sixers team available with nine early second-chance points on four…

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Publish date : 2026-11-15 20:29:00

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