PHILADELPHIA -- — Tyrese Maxey scored 38 points, including seven during a key fourth-quarter stretch, and VJ Edgecombe added 26 as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Dallas Mavericks 121-114 on Saturday night.

Dominick Barlow added 21 points for Philadelphia, which played without Joel Embiid (illness/right knee injury management) and Paul George (left knee injury management). Embiid missed his second consecutive game and 16th of the season.

The 76ers have won six of eight.

Cooper Flagg and Anthony Davis each scored 24 points for Dallas.

Flagg, who turns 19 on Sunday, began play second among NBA rookies in both scoring (18.6 points per game) and rebounding (6.4 rpg).

Edgecombe, selected two picks after Flagg in this year's draft, had 23 points and a highlight-reel dunk in Philadelphia’s 116-107 win over the Knicks in New York on Friday night. He entered third among rookies at 15.6 points per game.

Flagg’s short jumper tied it at 104 with 8:56 remaining before Philadelphia took control behind Maxey and Edgecombe. Maxey scored seven points and Edgecombe the other four during an 11-0 run over the next 2:21, capped by Maxey's 3-pointer that put the Sixers ahead 115-104 with 6:30 to play.

Maxey entered third in the league in scoring (31.4 ppg).

Flagg drew “oohs” and “aahs” from the Philly crowd several times, including when he dribbled behind the back to set up a driving layup early in the third quarter and after a two-handed dunk along the baseline later in the period. He also went coast-to-coast for an impressive layup late in the first half.

Edgecombe was hot early, scoring 14 points in eight first-quarter minutes.

Davis (illness) and Klay Thompson (left knee soreness) both played for the Mavs despite being listed as probable and questionable, respectively, before the game. Thompson had 10 points and Davis grabbed 14 rebounds.

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Mavericks: Play at New Orleans on Monday night.

76ers: Host the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Anthony Davis vs. Andre Drummond (Tyrese Maxey gains possession)	0	0
12:00	VJ Edgecombe misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	0
11:40	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	0	0
11:40	Naji Marshall out of bounds bad pass turnover	0	0
11:23	Andre Drummond misses two point shot	0	0
11:21	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	0	0
11:16	Anthony Davis misses running dunk	0	0
11:12	Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound	0	0
11:10	Tyrese Maxey makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot	3	0
10:57	Naji Marshall bad pass turnover (Dominick Barlow steals)	3	0
10:54	Dominick Barlow makes 1-foot running dunk	5	0
10:36	Dominick Barlow shooting foul	5	0
10:36	Cooper Flagg makes free throw 1 of 2	5	1
10:36	Cooper Flagg makes free throw 2 of 2	5	2
10:20	Tyrese Maxey misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	2
10:18	Andre Drummond offensive rebound	5	2
10:18	Anthony Davis shooting foul	5	2
10:18	Andre Drummond misses free throw 1 of 2	5	2
10:18	76ers offensive team rebound	5	2
10:18	Andre Drummond misses free throw 2 of 2	5	2
10:16	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	5	2
10:02	Naji Marshall makes two point shot	5	4
9:50	Ryan Nembhard personal foul	5	4
9:44	Quentin Grimes misses 27-foot three point jumper	5	4
9:42	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	5	4
9:32	P.J. Washington makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot (Naji Marshall assists)	5	6
9:27	VJ Edgecombe makes driving layup (Tyrese Maxey assists)	7	6
9:27	P.J. Washington shooting foul	7	6
9:27	VJ Edgecombe makes free throw 1 of 1	8	6
9:12	Anthony Davis makes dunk (Naji Marshall assists)	8	8
9:00	Dominick Barlow misses 7-foot floating jump shot	8	8
8:57	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	8	8
8:52	Cooper Flagg misses driving floating jump shot	8	8
8:49	Dominick Barlow defensive rebound	8	8
8:44	Quentin Grimes misses two point shot	8	8
8:37	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	8	8
8:36	P.J. Washington misses running layup	8	8
8:33	Andre Drummond defensive rebound	8	8
8:30	Quentin Grimes misses two point shot	8	8
8:28	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	8	8
8:24	P.J. Washington makes 22-foot running jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	8	11
8:06	Tyrese Maxey misses driving layup	8	11
8:06	Andre Drummond offensive rebound	8	11
8:01	Andre Drummond misses two point shot	8	11
8:00	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	8	11
7:58	Cooper Flagg makes running layup (Anthony Davis assists)	8	13
7:49	76ers Full timeout	8	13
7:49	Jared McCain enters the game for Quentin Grimes	8	13
7:35	Andre Drummond misses 23-foot three point jumper	8	13
7:32	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	8	13
7:22	Anthony Davis misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	8	13
7:18	Dominick Barlow defensive rebound	8	13
7:06	Jared McCain makes finger roll layup	10	13
6:39	VJ Edgecombe personal foul	10	13
6:39	Adem Bona enters the game for Andre Drummond	10	13
6:39	Max Christie enters the game for P.J. Washington	10	13
6:34	Cooper Flagg bad pass turnover (Tyrese Maxey steals)	10	13
6:27	Jared McCain misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	13
6:24	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	10	13
6:20	Anthony Davis misses running layup	10	13
6:15	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	10	13
6:15	Anthony Davis makes two point shot	10	15
5:58	Naji Marshall shooting foul	10	15
5:58	Jared McCain makes free throw 1 of 2	11	15
5:58	Quentin Grimes enters the game for VJ Edgecombe	11	15
5:58	Brandon Williams enters the game for Ryan Nembhard	11	15
5:58	Jared McCain makes free throw 2 of 2	12	15
5:53	Brandon Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover	12	15
5:37	Cooper Flagg shooting foul	12	15
5:37	Dominick Barlow makes free throw 1 of 2	13	15
5:37	Dominick Barlow misses free throw 2 of 2	13	15
5:35	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	13	15
5:19	Naji Marshall lost ball turnover (Quentin Grimes steals)	13	15
5:15	Tyrese Maxey makes 24-foot running jump shot (Quentin Grimes assists)	16	15
5:13	Mavericks Full timeout	16	15
5:13	Klay Thompson enters the game for Naji Marshall	16	15
4:55	Cooper Flagg makes 1-foot two point shot	16	17
4:36	Tyrese Maxey makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	18	17
4:29	Dominick Barlow personal foul	18	17
4:29	Jabari Walker enters the game for Dominick Barlow	18	17
4:29	Daniel Gafford enters the game for Anthony Davis	18	17
4:16	Jabari Walker shooting foul	18	17
4:16	Cooper Flagg makes free throw 1 of 2	18	18
4:16	Cooper Flagg makes free throw 2 of 2	18	19
3:59	Daniel Gafford blocks Tyrese Maxey 's 5-foot driving layup	18	19
3:58	76ers offensive team rebound	18	19
3:58	P.J. Washington enters the game for Cooper Flagg	18	19
3:55	Tyrese Maxey misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	19
3:54	Jabari Walker offensive rebound	18	19
3:53	Jabari Walker misses two point shot	18	19
3:53	Jabari Walker offensive rebound	18	19
3:52	Jabari Walker misses tip shot	18	19
3:52	Adem Bona offensive rebound	18	19
3:52	P.J. Washington shooting foul	18	19
3:52	Adem Bona makes free throw 1 of 2	19	19
3:52	VJ Edgecombe enters the game for Tyrese Maxey	19	19
3:52	Adem Bona makes free throw 2 of 2	20	19
3:43	Klay Thompson out of bounds bad pass turnover	20	19
3:31	VJ Edgecombe makes 13-foot step back jumpshot (Quentin Grimes assists)	22	19
3:21	Brandon Williams makes driving layup	22	21
3:10	VJ Edgecombe makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	24	21
3:10	Max Christie shooting foul	24	21
3:10	VJ Edgecombe makes free throw 1 of 1	25	21
2:58	Max Christie misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	25	21
2:57	76ers defensive team rebound	25	21
2:46	VJ Edgecombe makes 26-foot three pointer (Quentin Grimes assists)	28	21
2:46	Max Christie shooting foul	28	21
2:46	VJ Edgecombe makes free throw 1 of 1	29	21
2:31	Brandon Williams misses two point shot	29	21
2:29	Adem Bona defensive rebound	29	21
2:25	Jared McCain misses two point shot	29	21
2:24	Adem Bona offensive rebound	29	21
2:24	Adem Bona makes tip in dunk	31	21
2:23	Mavericks Full timeout	29	21
2:23	D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Max Christie	29	21
2:12	Klay Thompson misses 28-foot three point jumper	29	21
2:10	Quentin Grimes defensive rebound	29	21
2:02	VJ Edgecombe misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	29	21
1:57	Adem Bona offensive rebound	29	21
1:56	Adem Bona lost ball turnover (Klay Thompson steals)	29	21
1:48	Klay Thompson bad pass turnover (Jared McCain steals)	29	21
1:43	VJ Edgecombe makes running dunk (Jared McCain assists)	31	21
1:32	VJ Edgecombe personal foul	31	21
1:32	Brandon Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	31	22
1:32	Tyrese Maxey enters the game for Jared McCain	31	22
1:32	Justin Edwards enters the game for VJ Edgecombe	31	22
1:32	Brandon Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	31	23
1:14	Daniel Gafford blocks Adem Bona 's 3-foot layup	31	23
1:11	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	31	23
1:10	Brandon Williams makes two point shot (Klay Thompson assists)	31	25
1:03	Jabari Walker misses 22-foot three point jumper	31	25
1:03	Adem Bona offensive rebound	31	25
55.5	Tyrese Maxey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Justin Edwards assists)	34	25
46.1	Adem Bona shooting foul	34	25
46.1	Daniel Gafford makes free throw 1 of 2	34	26
46.1	Naji Marshall enters the game for P.J. Washington	36	26
46.1	Daniel Gafford makes free throw 2 of 2	36	27
31.9	Daniel Gafford blocks Tyrese Maxey 's 4-foot driving layup	36	27
26.3	Klay Thompson defensive rebound	36	27
19.7	Naji Marshall makes 1-foot two point shot (Brandon Williams assists)	36	29
19.7	Jabari Walker shooting foul	36	29
19.7	Naji Marshall makes free throw 1 of 1	36	30
1.0	Brandon Williams shooting foul	36	30
1.0	(00:01) [Mavericks] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)	36	30
1.0	Adem Bona makes free throw 1 of 2	37	30
1.0	Adem Bona makes free throw 2 of 2	38	30
0.3	Jabari Walker shooting foul	37	30
0.3	(00:00.3) [Mavericks] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	37	30
0.3	Naji Marshall makes free throw 1 of 3	38	31
0.3	Naji Marshall makes free throw 2 of 3	38	32
0.3	Naji Marshall makes free throw 3 of 3	38	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	38	33

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Venue

Xfinity Mobile Arena

Philadelphia, PA

Date & Time

12:00 AM, December 21, 2025

Coverage

NBC Sports Phil, KFAA-TV, Mavs.com, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,056

Referees

Zach Zarba, Jason Goldenberg, John Conley

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	46	17	.730	W3
Houston	39	23	.629	W1
Memphis	23	38	.377	L2
Dallas	21	42	.333	L6
New Orleans	20	45	.308	L1

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	42	21	.667	W1
New York	41	23	.641	W1
Toronto	35	27	.565	L2
Philadelphia	34	28	.548	W1
Brooklyn	15	47	.242	L10

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