Observations after Brown-Maxey duo scores 58 points in Sixers’ win without Embiid

Observations after Brown-Maxey duo scores 58 points in Sixers’ win without Embiid originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Jaylen Brown-Tyrese Maxey duo starred, LeBron James reached another milestone, and the Sixers earned a win without Joel Embiid on Sunday afternoon.

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They improved to 11-3 on the season with a 131-124 victory over the Pacers at Xfinity Mobile Arena.

Brown scored 31 points and Maxey posted 27.

LeBron James had 15 points and 11 assists. He passed Jason Kidd on Sunday for third in NBA history with 12,092 assists.

Pascal Siakam scored 31 points for the 5-9 Pacers.

On the first day of a back-to-back, the Sixers were down Embiid (right foot plantar fascia injury management), Dominick Barlow (lower back stress reaction), Adem Bona (cervical spine sprain) and Ariel Hukporti (right Achilles tendon tear). The Pacers’ injured players included Tyrese Haliburton and Andrew Nembhard.

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The Sixers will face the Nets on Monday night in Brooklyn. Here are observations on their win over the Pacers:

Walker’s 1st start

Jabari Walker started for the first time this season, opening the game at center. He’s been in the Sixers’ rotation the past five games since Bona’s injury.

Walker set up the Sixers’ first basket, swiping a steal and then tossing the ball ahead to Maxey for a fast-break dunk. Maxey and Brown both began well and combined to score all of the Sixers’ first 15 points.

Though he conceded five inches to 7-foot Pacers center Ivica Zubac, Walker was solid in his first stint. He got an early post stop on Zubac and then snatched a strong defensive rebound.

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Dean Wade was next up for the Sixers at the five. He sunk a three-pointer on his first shot to give the team a 20-16 lead.

Walker ended up playing 25 minutes and posting 11 points and seven rebounds. Wade had 12 points and seven boards in 35 minutes. The Sixers’ lack of healthy conventional centers remained a clear deficiency. Of course, everything should be simpler once Embiid is back in action.

An NBA chance for Philon

The Sixers’ defense did not have a sparkling start. The Pacers tallied 35 points in the first quarter…

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