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Joel Embiid's 40 points lead 76ers to victory over Pelicans after Paul George's 25-game suspension

By AP•Feb 1, 2026

Game Recap

Koel Embiid contributes 40 points on 13-of-27 shooting to give the 76ers a 124-114 win.

PHILADELPHIA -- — Joel Embiid had 40 points and 11 rebounds to help the Philadelphia 76ers win hours after Paul George was suspended 25 games for violating the NBA's anti-drug policy, 124-114 over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night.

The NBA did not disclose the nature of the violation or the substance that was involved, and George released a statement to ESPN saying he took something that was “improper.”

Without George, the 76ers couldn't shake the 13-win Pelicans until the final minutes.

Tyrese Maxey scored 18 points and hit one of his four 3-pointers that gave the Sixers a 117-111 lead and Embiid and VJ Edgecombe followed with consecutive 3s for the 123-113 lead.

Embiid heard “M-V-P! M-V-P!” chants as he stepped to the free-throw line with 11.3 seconds left. He sank his first one to hit the 40-point mark.

Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 19 points and the 76ers hit 17 3-pointers to end the night on a high note after they learned they would have to make a playoff push largely without George.

Saddiq Bey led the Pelicans with 34 points and Zion Williamson had 11.

George was absent as the franchise celebrated the 25th anniversary of Allen Iverson and the 76ers’ improbable run to the NBA Finals. Allen Iverson was in the house and so were many of the featured players and architects of the conference champions such as former team president Pat Croce and general manager Billy King. The 76ers lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in five games in the NBA Finals.

The Sixers also haven't advanced out of the second round in the East since 2001. George's suspension only pushes the odds that streak extends at least one more season.

Up next

Pelicans: At Charlotte on Monday night.

76ers: At the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night.

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Regular Season Series

NO at PHI

Sun, Feb 1

114 - 124

Final

PHI at NO

Sun, Feb 22

111 - 126

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

PHI

40-92FG45-94

43Field Goal %48

15-363PT17-36

42Three Point %47

19-22FT17-23

11Offensive Rebounds12

35Defensive Rebounds40

23Assists28

5Steals5

11Blocks4

10Turnovers9

0Technical Fouls1

12Points Conceded Off Turnovers17

11Fast Break Points16

16Fouls17

6Largest Lead15

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	PHI	NO
12:00	Derik Queen vs. Joel Embiid (VJ Edgecombe gains possession)	0	0
11:48	Tyrese Maxey makes 3-foot two point shot (VJ Edgecombe assists)	2	0
11:37	Herbert Jones makes driving layup	2	2
11:30	Joel Embiid misses 8-foot two point shot	2	2
11:29	Joel Embiid offensive rebound	2	2
11:29	Joel Embiid makes two point shot	4	2
11:20	Kelly Oubre Jr. personal foul	4	2
11:08	Derik Queen makes 18-foot jumper (Herbert Jones assists)	4	4
10:54	Derik Queen blocks Joel Embiid 's 17-foot jumper	4	4
10:53	Joel Embiid offensive rebound	4	4
10:51	Joel Embiid makes 14-foot jumper	6	4
10:33	Herbert Jones misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	6	4
10:31	VJ Edgecombe defensive rebound	6	4
10:27	Tyrese Maxey misses 30-foot running jump shot	6	4
10:23	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	6	4
10:14	Herbert Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)	6	7
10:01	Tyrese Maxey misses 10-foot fade away jump shot	6	7
9:59	Derik Queen defensive rebound	6	7
9:56	VJ Edgecombe shooting foul	6	7
9:56	Derik Queen makes free throw 1 of 2	6	8
9:56	Derik Queen makes free throw 2 of 2	6	9
9:36	Joel Embiid makes 11-foot fade away jump shot	8	9
9:22	Herbert Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	9
9:19	Trey Murphy III offensive rebound	8	9
9:14	Derik Queen misses driving layup	8	9
9:13	Derik Queen offensive rebound	8	9
9:13	Derik Queen makes tip shot	8	11
9:00	Tyrese Maxey out of bounds bad pass turnover	8	11
8:39	Trey Murphy III makes 28-foot three point jumper (Saddiq Bey assists)	8	14
8:21	VJ Edgecombe makes 26-foot three pointer (Joel Embiid assists)	11	14
8:10	Trey Murphy III misses driving floating jump shot	11	14
8:09	Trey Murphy III offensive rebound	11	14
8:09	Trey Murphy III makes tip shot	11	16
7:58	Dominick Barlow makes driving layup (VJ Edgecombe assists)	13	16
7:43	Tyrese Maxey shooting foul	13	16
7:43	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 2	13	17
7:43	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2	13	18
7:25	Joel Embiid makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	15	18
7:10	Herbert Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper	15	18
7:07	Joel Embiid defensive rebound	15	18
7:00	Joel Embiid misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	15	18
6:58	Derik Queen defensive rebound	15	18
6:52	Derik Queen bad pass turnover (Dominick Barlow steals)	15	18
6:47	VJ Edgecombe makes dunk (Tyrese Maxey assists)	17	18
6:29	Saddiq Bey misses two point shot	17	18
6:27	Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound	17	18
6:17	Tyrese Maxey misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	18
6:14	Pelicans defensive team rebound	17	18
6:14	76ers Full timeout	17	18
6:14	Quentin Grimes enters the game for VJ Edgecombe	17	18
6:14	Jabari Walker enters the game for Dominick Barlow	17	18
6:01	Zion Williamson misses layup	17	18
5:59	Jabari Walker defensive rebound	17	18
5:53	Tyrese Maxey makes 28-foot three point jumper (Joel Embiid assists)	20	18
5:39	Trey Murphy III makes 1-foot reverse layup (Derik Queen assists)	20	20
5:27	Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	20	20
5:25	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	20	20
5:21	Trey Murphy III misses running layup	20	20
5:20	Joel Embiid defensive rebound	20	20
5:08	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Maxey assists)	23	20
4:49	Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	20
4:47	Quentin Grimes defensive rebound	23	20
4:40	Jabari Walker misses running layup	23	20
4:39	Joel Embiid offensive rebound	23	20
4:39	Zion Williamson blocks Joel Embiid's two point shot	23	20
4:38	Derik Queen defensive rebound	23	20
4:33	Saddiq Bey makes 1-foot running dunk (Trey Murphy III assists)	23	22
4:19	Jeremiah Fears enters the game for Zion Williamson	23	22
4:19	Yves Missi enters the game for Herbert Jones	23	22
4:19	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Derik Queen	23	22
4:06	Joel Embiid misses two point shot	23	22
4:04	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	23	22
3:57	Jeremiah Fears makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Saddiq Bey assists)	23	24
3:43	Jeremiah Fears shooting foul	23	24
3:43	Kelly Oubre Jr. misses free throw 1 of 3	23	24
3:43	76ers offensive team rebound	23	24
3:43	Adem Bona enters the game for Joel Embiid	23	24
3:43	Micah Peavy enters the game for Saddiq Bey	23	24
3:43	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes free throw 2 of 3	24	24
3:43	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes free throw 3 of 3	25	24
3:24	Jeremiah Fears makes 26-foot three point jumper (Micah Peavy assists)	25	27
3:13	Yves Missi blocks Kelly Oubre Jr. 's 8-foot two point shot	25	27
3:09	Adem Bona offensive rebound	25	27
2:56	Jabari Walker misses 3-foot two point shot	25	27
2:53	Yves Missi defensive rebound	25	27
2:48	Trey Murphy III misses 22-foot three point jumper	25	27
2:45	Jabari Walker defensive rebound	25	27
2:31	Pelicans Full timeout	25	27
2:31	Trendon Watford enters the game for Kelly Oubre Jr.	25	27
2:27	Quentin Grimes makes 1-foot dunk (Trendon Watford assists)	27	27
2:00	Micah Peavy misses two point shot	27	27
1:58	Adem Bona defensive rebound	27	27
1:38	Trendon Watford misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	27
1:35	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	27	27
1:29	Tyrese Maxey personal foul	27	27
1:19	Karlo Matkovic out of bounds bad pass turnover	27	27
59.5	Tyrese Maxey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Quentin Grimes assists)	30	27
54.6	Jeremiah Fears makes 28-foot three pointer	30	30
45.9	Yves Missi shooting foul	30	30
45.9	Adem Bona misses free throw 1 of 2	30	30
45.9	76ers offensive team rebound	30	30
45.9	VJ Edgecombe enters the game for Tyrese Maxey	30	30
45.9	Zion Williamson enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	30	30
45.9	Adem Bona makes free throw 2 of 2	31	30
26.2	Micah Peavy makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeremiah Fears assists)	31	33
2.0	Adem Bona misses layup	31	33
2.0	Quentin Grimes offensive rebound	31	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	33

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	PHI	NO
12:00	Joel Embiid enters the game for Adem Bona	31	33
12:00	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Trey Murphy III	31	33
11:47	Zion Williamson misses driving floating jump shot	31	33
11:47	76ers defensive team rebound	31	33
11:32	VJ Edgecombe misses 26-foot three point jumper	31	33
11:31	Pelicans defensive team rebound	31	33
11:17	Micah Peavy misses 25-foot three point jumper	31	33
11:14	Quentin Grimes defensive rebound	31	33
11:01	Micah Peavy shooting foul	31	33
11:01	Joel Embiid makes free throw 1 of 2	32	33
11:01	Joel Embiid makes free throw 2 of 2	33	33
10:42	Jeremiah Fears misses driving floating jump shot	33	33
10:39	Yves Missi offensive rebound	33	33
10:33	Yves Missi misses two point shot	33	33
10:31	Trendon Watford defensive rebound	33	33
10:22	Quentin Grimes misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	33	33
10:19	Yves Missi defensive rebound	33	33
10:06	Joel Embiid shooting foul	33	33
10:06	Yves Missi makes free throw 1 of 2	33	34
10:06	Dominick Barlow enters the game for Jabari Walker	33	34
10:06	Jared McCain enters the game for Quentin Grimes	33	34
10:06	Yves Missi misses free throw 2 of 2	33	34
10:03	Trendon Watford defensive rebound	33	34
9:52	Joel Embiid misses driving floating jump shot	33	34
9:49	Trendon Watford offensive rebound	33	34
9:49	Trendon Watford misses tip shot	33	34
9:48	Trendon Watford offensive rebound	33	34
9:47	Trendon Watford makes two point shot	35	34
9:35	Micah Peavy makes alley oop dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)	35	36
9:13	Jared McCain misses 28-foot three point jumper	35	36
9:10	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	35	36
9:06	Zion Williamson offensive charge	35	36
9:06	Zion Williamson offensive foul turnover	35	36
8:51	Yves Missi blocks Joel Embiid 's 14-foot pullup jump shot	35	36
8:48	Jose Alvarado defensive rebound	35	36
8:46	Jeremiah Fears misses two point shot	35	36
8:44	Dominick Barlow defensive rebound	35	36
8:36	Trendon Watford makes 27-foot three point jumper (Joel Embiid assists)	38	36
8:24	Jeremiah Fears misses 8-foot fade away jump shot	38	36
8:23	Yves Missi offensive rebound	38	36
8:23	Yves Missi makes tip in dunk	38	38
8:05	Joel Embiid misses 26-foot three point jumper	38	38
8:00	Jared McCain offensive rebound	38	38
7:53	Jared McCain makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	41	38
7:51	Pelicans Full timeout	41	38
7:51	Herbert Jones enters the game for Jeremiah Fears	41	38
7:30	Jose Alvarado misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	41	38
7:29	Joel Embiid defensive rebound	41	38
7:19	Yves Missi shooting foul	41	38
7:19	Dominick Barlow makes free throw 1 of 2	42	38
7:19	Derik Queen enters the game for Yves Missi	42	38
7:19	Dominick Barlow makes free throw 2 of 2	43	38
7:03	Micah Peavy out of bounds bad pass turnover	43	38
7:03	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Micah Peavy	43	38
7:03	Saddiq Bey enters the game for Jose Alvarado	43	38
6:46	Joel Embiid makes 11-foot fade away jump shot	45	38
6:35	Saddiq Bey misses 23-foot three point jumper	45	38
6:32	Dominick Barlow defensive rebound	45	38
6:20	Joel Embiid out of bounds bad pass turnover	45	38
6:20	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Zion Williamson	45	38
6:00	Joel Embiid shooting foul	45	38
6:00	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 2	45	39
6:00	Kelly Oubre Jr. enters the game for Trendon Watford	45	39
6:00	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2	45	40
5:44	Kelly Oubre Jr. misses driving layup	45	40
5:40	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	45	40
5:30	Saddiq Bey steps out of bounds turnover	45	40
5:19	Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	45	40
5:18	Derik Queen defensive rebound	45	40
5:10	Derik Queen lost ball turnover (Dominick Barlow steals)	45	40
5:02	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes running layup (VJ Edgecombe assists)	47	40
4:47	Derik Queen makes 22-foot three point jumper (Herbert Jones assists)	47	43
4:27	Karlo Matkovic shooting foul	47	43
4:27	Joel Embiid makes free throw 1 of 2	48	43
4:27	Tyrese Maxey enters the game for VJ Edgecombe	48	43
4:27	Joel Embiid makes free throw 2 of 2	49	43
4:18	Derik Queen misses 16-foot jumper	49	43
4:15	Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound	49	43
4:09	Dominick Barlow makes running layup (Kelly Oubre Jr. assists)	51	43
3:57	Saddiq Bey makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	51	45
3:46	Joel Embiid makes 5-foot two point shot (Tyrese Maxey assists)	53	45
3:46	Derik Queen shooting foul	53	45
3:46	Adem Bona enters the game for Dominick Barlow	53	45
3:46	Joel Embiid makes free throw 1 of 1	54	45
3:23	Saddiq Bey makes 26-foot three pointer	54	48
3:10	Jared McCain makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kelly Oubre Jr. assists)	57	48
3:01	Karlo Matkovic makes alley oop dunk (Herbert Jones assists)	57	50
2:49	Karlo Matkovic blocks Adem Bona 's 3-foot driving layup	57	50
2:48	Adem Bona offensive rebound	57	50
2:48	Adem Bona misses two point shot	57	50
2:46	Kelly Oubre Jr. offensive rebound	57	50
2:45	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes dunk	59	50
2:32	Kelly Oubre Jr. shooting foul	59	50
2:32	76ers Full timeout	59	50
2:32	Zion Williamson enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	59	50
2:32	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 2	59	51
2:32	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2	59	52
2:15	Herbert Jones shooting foul	59	52
2:15	Joel Embiid makes free throw 1 of 2	60	52
2:15	VJ Edgecombe enters the game for Jared McCain	60	52
2:15	Joel Embiid makes free throw 2 of 2	61	52
1:55	Saddiq Bey misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot	61	52
1:53	Joel Embiid defensive rebound	61	52
1:40	Derik Queen shooting foul	61	52
1:40	Joel Embiid makes free throw 1 of 2	62	52
1:40	Joel Embiid makes free throw 2 of 2	63	52
1:23	Adem Bona blocks Saddiq Bey 's 5-foot layup	63	52
1:19	Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound	63	52
1:16	Adem Bona misses two point shot	63	52
1:14	Herbert Jones defensive rebound	63	52
1:08	Saddiq Bey misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot	63	52
1:05	Adem Bona defensive rebound	63	52
1:01	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point shot (VJ Edgecombe assists)	65	52
1:01	Saddiq Bey shooting foul	65	52
1:01	Kelly Oubre Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1	65	52
59.3	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	65	52
45.9	Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	65	52
43.0	Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound	65	52
33.3	Zion Williamson blocks Joel Embiid's driving layup	65	52
31.4	Joel Embiid offensive rebound	65	52
31.4	Joel Embiid makes tip shot	67	52
26.2	Kelly Oubre Jr. personal foul	67	52
26.2	Trendon Watford enters the game for Kelly Oubre Jr.	67	52
20.5	Trey Murphy III makes alley oop dunk (Derik Queen assists)	67	54
0.3	Joel Embiid misses 19-foot fade away jump shot	67	54
0.1	76ers offensive team rebound	67	54
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	67	54

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	PHI	NO
12:00	Kelly Oubre Jr. enters the game for Trendon Watford	67	54
12:00	Dominick Barlow enters the game for Adem Bona	67	54
11:45	Trey Murphy III misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	67	54
11:42	Zion Williamson offensive rebound	67	54
11:41	Joel Embiid blocks Zion Williamson 's 5-foot two point shot	67	54
11:40	Zion Williamson offensive rebound	67	54
11:29	Saddiq Bey makes 26-foot three pointer	67	57
11:13	Joel Embiid misses 26-foot three point jumper	67	57
11:11	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	67	57
11:01	Trey Murphy III makes two point shot (Zion Williamson assists)	67	59
10:42	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Joel Embiid assists)	70	59
10:19	Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point jumper	70	59
10:17	Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound	70	59
9:56	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (VJ Edgecombe assists)	73	59
9:41	Trey Murphy III misses alley oop dunk	73	59
9:41	Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound	73	59
9:33	VJ Edgecombe misses running pullup jump shot	73	59
9:30	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	73	59
9:18	Joel Embiid blocks Derik Queen 's 14-foot two point shot	73	59
9:17	Dominick Barlow defensive rebound	73	59
9:10	Tyrese Maxey misses running pullup jump shot	73	59
9:06	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	73	59
9:03	Derik Queen offensive foul	73	59
9:03	Derik Queen offensive foul turnover	73	59
8:49	Dominick Barlow misses 23-foot three point jumper	73	59
8:45	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	73	59
8:27	Derik Queen misses driving floating jump shot	73	59
8:25	Derik Queen offensive rebound	73	59
8:25	Derik Queen misses tip shot	73	59
8:23	Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound	73	59
8:17	Trey Murphy III blocks Tyrese Maxey's two point shot	73	59
8:17	Pelicans defensive team rebound	73	59
8:17	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Zion Williamson	73	59
8:17	Pelicans Full timeout	73	59
8:17	(08:17) [Pelicans] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Pelicans] retain their timeout	73	59
8:17	Yves Missi enters the game for Derik Queen	73	59
8:00	Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	73	59
7:56	Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound	73	59
7:41	Joel Embiid lost ball turnover (Karlo Matkovic steals)	73	59
7:37	Karlo Matkovic bad pass turnover (Tyrese Maxey steals)	73	59
7:35	Joel Embiid bad pass turnover (Karlo Matkovic steals)	73	59
7:30	Trey Murphy III makes 23-foot three point jumper (Herbert Jones assists)	73	62
7:02	VJ Edgecombe makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	75	62
7:02	Trey Murphy III shooting foul	75	62
7:02	VJ Edgecombe makes free throw 1 of 1	76	62
6:46	Saddiq Bey makes 2-foot two point shot	76	64
6:26	Tyrese Maxey misses 27-foot three point jumper	76	64
6:23	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	76	64
6:11	Yves Missi misses driving layup	76	64
6:10	Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound	76	64
6:07	Tyrese Maxey makes two point shot	78	64
5:55	Saddiq Bey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Herbert Jones assists)	78	67
5:35	Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	78	67
5:29	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	78	67
5:24	Trey Murphy III misses two point shot	78	67
5:23	Saddiq Bey offensive rebound	78	67
5:23	Saddiq Bey makes tip shot	78	69
5:16	76ers Full timeout	78	69
5:16	Jeremiah Fears enters the game for Herbert Jones	78	69
5:16	Adem Bona enters the game for Joel Embiid	78	69
5:16	Trendon Watford enters the game for Dominick Barlow	78	69
5:09	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes 1-foot driving dunk (Trendon Watford assists)	80	69
4:57	Saddiq Bey makes 2-foot layup (Yves Missi assists)	80	71
4:34	Tyrese Maxey misses driving floating jump shot	80	71
4:32	Yves Missi defensive rebound	80	71
4:27	Jeremiah Fears misses 27-foot running jump shot	80	71
4:23	Trendon Watford defensive rebound	80	71
4:12	VJ Edgecombe misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	80	71
4:10	Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound	80	71
3:59	Trey Murphy III makes 26-foot three point jumper (Karlo Matkovic assists)	80	74
3:40	Adem Bona makes dunk (Kelly Oubre Jr. assists)	82	74
3:18	Adem Bona blocks Trey Murphy III 's 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	82	74
3:17	VJ Edgecombe defensive rebound	82	74
3:13	Adem Bona out of bounds lost ball turnover	82	74
3:13	Quentin Grimes enters the game for VJ Edgecombe	82	74
3:13	Zion Williamson enters the game for Saddiq Bey	82	74
3:01	Tyrese Maxey personal foul	82	74
2:53	Trey Murphy III makes 6-foot two point shot	82	76
2:32	Tyrese Maxey misses two point shot	82	76
2:30	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	82	76
2:25	Jeremiah Fears misses two point shot	82	76
2:22	Adem Bona defensive rebound	82	76
2:14	Adem Bona lost ball turnover (Jeremiah Fears steals)	82	76
1:58	Trey Murphy III misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	82	76
1:55	Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound	82	76
1:51	Karlo Matkovic blocks Tyrese Maxey 's 2-foot running layup	82	76
1:48	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	82	76
1:41	Yves Missi misses 3-foot reverse layup	82	76
1:38	Adem Bona defensive rebound	82	76
1:32	Tyrese Maxey makes 28-foot three point jumper (Trendon Watford assists)	85	76
1:16	Jeremiah Fears misses 25-foot three point jumper	85	76
1:14	Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound	85	76
1:11	Zion Williamson makes layup (Yves Missi assists)	85	78
1:11	Adem Bona shooting foul	85	78
1:11	Jared McCain enters the game for Kelly Oubre Jr.	85	78
1:11	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Trey Murphy III	85	78
1:11	Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 1	85	79
1:01	Tyrese Maxey makes 3-foot layup (Trendon Watford assists)	87	79
42.6	Jared McCain personal foul	87	79
42.6	Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 1 of 2	87	80
42.6	Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 2 of 2	87	81
34.5	Tyrese Maxey misses 29-foot three point jumper	87	81
28.0	Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound	87	81
25.2	Zion Williamson misses running layup	87	81
24.7	Yves Missi offensive rebound	87	81
23.4	Yves Missi misses tip shot	87	81
22.2	Trendon Watford defensive rebound	87	81
3.7	Yves Missi blocks Trendon Watford 's 2-foot driving layup	87	81
3.3	Jared McCain offensive rebound	87	81
0.8	Jared McCain misses driving floating jump shot	87	81
0.1	76ers offensive team rebound	87	81
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	87	81

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	PHI	NO
12:00	Joel Embiid enters the game for Tyrese Maxey	87	81
12:00	VJ Edgecombe enters the game for Adem Bona	87	81
12:00	Herbert Jones enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	87	81
11:48	Jeremiah Fears blocks Joel Embiid 's 5-foot layup	87	81
11:47	Jose Alvarado defensive rebound	87	81
11:37	Trendon Watford personal foul	87	81
11:32	Jose Alvarado makes 26-foot three point jumper (Yves Missi assists)	87	84
11:15	Jared McCain makes 25-foot three point jumper (Quentin Grimes assists)	90	84
11:05	Trendon Watford personal foul	90	84
10:54	Jared McCain personal foul	90	84
10:54	Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2	90	85
10:54	Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2	90	86
10:38	VJ Edgecombe out of bounds bad pass turnover	90	86
10:28	Zion Williamson makes 1-foot two point shot	90	88
10:10	Joel Embiid makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jared McCain assists)	93	88
9:50	Jeremiah Fears makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	93	90
9:32	Joel Embiid misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	93	90
9:28	Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound	93	90
9:26	Trendon Watford shooting foul	93	90
9:26	Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2	93	90
9:26	Pelicans offensive team rebound	93	90
9:26	Dominick Barlow enters the game for Trendon Watford	93	90
9:26	Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2	93	91
9:12	Jared McCain makes 26-foot three pointer	96	91
8:57	Jeremiah Fears misses 19-foot fade away jump shot	96	91
8:55	Quentin Grimes defensive rebound	96	91
8:53	Quentin Grimes makes two point shot	98	91
8:39	Yves Missi makes two point shot (Jose Alvarado assists)	98	93
8:14	Joel Embiid misses 15-foot fade away jump shot	98	93
8:11	Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound	98	93
8:06	Jose Alvarado misses running pullup jump shot	98	93
8:05	Joel Embiid defensive rebound	98	93
8:03	Joel Embiid lost ball turnover (Jeremiah Fears steals)	98	93
7:58	Yves Missi misses 19-foot floating jump shot	98	93
7:58	Pelicans offensive team rebound	98	93
7:58	Jared McCain loose ball foul	98	93
7:58	Nick Nurse technical foul	98	93
7:58	Jose Alvarado makes technical free throw	98	94
7:58	Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2	98	95
7:58	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Herbert Jones	98	95
7:58	Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2	98	96
7:48	Joel Embiid makes 4-foot pullup jump shot	100	96
7:37	Zion Williamson bad pass turnover (VJ Edgecombe steals)	100	96
7:34	VJ Edgecombe makes 1-foot running dunk	102	96
7:34	Pelicans Full timeout	102	96
7:34	Saddiq Bey enters the game for Zion Williamson	102	96
7:34	Tyrese Maxey enters the game for Quentin Grimes	102	96
7:24	Jose Alvarado makes 26-foot three point jumper (Saddiq Bey assists)	102	99
7:03	Joel Embiid makes layup (Tyrese Maxey assists)	104	99
7:03	Jeremiah Fears shooting foul	104	99
7:03	Joel Embiid misses free throw 1 of 1	104	99
6:59	Yves Missi defensive rebound	104	99
6:55	Saddiq Bey makes 28-foot running pullup jump shot	104	102
6:34	Joel Embiid bad pass turnover (Jose Alvarado steals)	104	102
6:30	Jose Alvarado makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot	104	105
6:17	VJ Edgecombe misses 25-foot three point jumper	104	105
6:14	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	104	105
6:00	Saddiq Bey makes 14-foot two point shot	104	107
5:38	Joel Embiid makes 28-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Maxey assists)	107	107
5:18	Yves Missi makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)	107	109
5:03	VJ Edgecombe makes 2-foot two point shot	109	109
4:42	Jose Alvarado misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	109	109
4:38	Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound	109	109
4:35	Jared McCain misses 24-foot running jump shot	109	109
4:32	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	109	109
4:23	Jeremiah Fears misses driving layup	109	109
4:23	76ers defensive team rebound	109	109
4:23	Kelly Oubre Jr. enters the game for Jared McCain	109	109
4:23	Herbert Jones enters the game for Jeremiah Fears	109	109
4:23	76ers Full timeout	109	109
4:23	(04:23) [76ers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [76ers] retain their timeout	109	109
4:01	Yves Missi blocks Tyrese Maxey 's 3-foot two point shot	109	109
4:01	76ers offensive team rebound	109	109
4:01	Jose Alvarado personal foul	109	109
3:48	Joel Embiid makes 6-foot two point shot (Tyrese Maxey assists)	111	109
3:28	Saddiq Bey misses driving floating jump shot	111	109
3:25	Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound	111	109
3:06	Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	111	109
3:03	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	111	109
2:42	Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point jumper	111	109
2:40	Joel Embiid defensive rebound	111	109
2:36	Dominick Barlow makes running dunk (Tyrese Maxey assists)	113	109
2:09	Jose Alvarado misses 23-foot three point jumper	113	109
2:06	Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound	113	109
1:50	Jose Alvarado shooting foul	113	109
1:50	Joel Embiid makes free throw 1 of 2	114	109
1:50	Zion Williamson enters the game for Jose Alvarado	114	109
1:50	Joel Embiid misses free throw 2 of 2	114	109
1:48	Yves Missi defensive rebound	114	109
1:37	Saddiq Bey makes two point shot (Trey Murphy III assists)	114	111
1:18	Tyrese Maxey makes 26-foot three pointer	117	111
1:18	Pelicans Full timeout	117	111
1:18	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Yves Missi	117	111
1:12	Saddiq Bey makes 2-foot two point shot	117	113
51.1	Joel Embiid makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Maxey assists)	120	113
46.3	Saddiq Bey misses 25-foot three point jumper	120	113
43.1	VJ Edgecombe defensive rebound	120	113
22.7	VJ Edgecombe makes 28-foot three point jumper (Kelly Oubre Jr. assists)	123	113
21.7	Pelicans Full timeout	123	113
21.7	Quentin Grimes enters the game for Dominick Barlow	123	113
19.1	Kelly Oubre Jr. personal foul	123	113
19.1	Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2	123	114
19.1	Zion Williamson misses free throw 2 of 2	123	114
19.1	Dominick Barlow enters the game for Quentin Grimes	123	114
17.2	Joel Embiid defensive rebound	123	114
13.7	76ers Full timeout	123	114
13.7	8 second turnover	123	114
12.2	Herbert Jones bad pass turnover (Joel Embiid steals)	123	114
11.3	Trey Murphy III personal take foul	123	114
11.3	Joel Embiid makes free throw 1 of 2	124	114
11.3	Joel Embiid misses free throw 2 of 2	124	114
8.8	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	124	114
2.4	Trey Murphy III misses running pullup jump shot	124	114
2.4	Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound	124	114
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	124	114
0.0	End of Game	124	114

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Xfinity Mobile Arena

Philadelphia, PA

Date & Time

12:30 AM, February 1, 2026

Coverage

NBC Sports Phil, GCSEN, Pelicans.com, NBA League Pass

Attendance

20,096

Referees

Zach Zarba, Eric Dalen, Evan Scott

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	L8

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	56	26	.683	W2
New York	53	29	.646	L1
Toronto	46	36	.561	W1
Philadelphia	45	37	.549	W2
Brooklyn	20	62	.244	L3

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