Sixers take care of business, beat the Pacers 113-104
The Sixers weren’t sharp, but they took care of business anyway with a 113-104 win against the Pacers on Monday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena to move to 23-18 on the season.
Indiana is 10-34 and played like it. Philly made enough plays, then slammed the door late. Tyrese Maxey was the game. The new All-Star starter put up 29 points, eight assists, and a career-high eight steals.
Tyrese Maxey: 29 PTS | 8 AST | 8 STL
Joel Embiid added 30 points and nine rebounds. Kelly Oubre Jr. had 18 in the starting lineup with Paul George sitting for left knee injury management.
This game was won with turnovers and transition, not shot-making. They scored the first 13 points off turnovers and finished with a 28-7 advantage in points off giveaways.
Maxey’s steals were the difference because they turned into easy buckets. Philly shot poorly from three and at the line, but it did not matter because Indiana kept handing them extra possessions.
The ugly part was when Maxey and Embiid sat. Nick Nurse ran a bench-heavy group with no real point guard and the offense completely died.
Trendon Watford bricked shots and free throws, Quentin Grimes got nothing to fall, and VJ Edgecombe barely existed in the first half. Indiana’s bench, including former Sixer Tony Bradley, took advantage and the Pacers briefly led by 10.
The Sixers finally stabilized in the third.
Edgecombe got more involved, attacked downhill, and threw down a nasty one-handed and-one dunk on Bradley.
The game was still tight in the fourth when Pascal Siakam hit a corner three to put Indiana up 88-86, but Maxey ended it right there. He ripped a steal, pushed the break, and sparked a 7-0 run that flipped the game back to the Sixers.
From there, it was over.
Siakam finished with 24 points, seven assists, and six rebounds. Andrew Nembhard had 25. None of it mattered because the Pacers were sloppy and the Sixers took what they gave them.
Now it’s the Suns at home Tuesday on the second night of a back-to-back. The Sixers got the win they were supposed to get. Next one is the real test.
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