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Philadelphia 76ers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

January 16, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Cavaliers beat the 76ers 117-115 on 2026-01-16 on the road against the 76ers. The 76ers started Paul George, Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, Dominick Barlow, and VJ Edgecombe. The Cavaliers started Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley, Craig Porter Jr., and Jaylon Tyson. Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers) scored 10 points (4/8) in his matchups, with VJ Edgecombe as his primary defender. Joel Embiid (76ers) scored 15 points (7/10) in his matchups, with Jarrett Allen as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers 115

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Tyrese Maxey GS 38:40 22 5 9 5 2 2 1 9-23 2-8 2-2 -4
VJ Edgecombe GS 34:38 10 4 4 0 1 3 4 4-5 2-2 0-0 -6
Joel Embiid GS 33:07 33 5 3 0 1 1 0 10-22 2-3 11-12 +9
Paul George GS 30:18 14 4 5 2 0 1 1 6-12 2-6 0-0 +9
Dominick Barlow GS 16:57 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 1-3 0-0 0-0 +4
Quentin Grimes 31:30 14 7 4 0 0 0 3 5-12 2-7 2-3 -4
Kelly Oubre Jr. 26:07 12 2 1 1 0 1 3 4-7 2-5 2-2 -7
Adem Bona 14:53 4 4 0 0 3 1 2 2-3 0-0 0-0 -11
Trendon Watford 10:12 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 2-2 0-0 0-0 +5
Jabari Walker 3:38 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 -5
Totals 115 37 28 11 8 10 15 43-91 12-32 17-19

Did not play: Andre Drummond (DNP - Coach's Decision), Justin Edwards (DNP - Coach's Decision), Eric Gordon (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kyle Lowry (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jared McCain (DNP - Coach's Decision)

CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers 117

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Donovan Mitchell GS 38:51 13 9 12 1 0 6 1 4-13 4-7 1-2 -2
Jaylon Tyson GS 38:10 39 5 4 0 0 4 1 13-17 7-9 6-6 +4
Evan Mobley GS 36:22 15 5 4 1 4 4 1 6-11 1-4 2-4 -12
Jarrett Allen GS 33:11 10 7 1 1 0 2 4 4-6 0-0 2-2 +5
Craig Porter Jr. GS 22:09 2 3 11 0 0 1 0 1-5 0-0 0-2 +12
De'Andre Hunter 30:46 16 3 4 1 1 1 3 7-13 2-5 0-0 +12
Nae'Qwan Tomlin 17:38 9 5 0 0 0 0 4 4-9 0-2 1-1 -7
Lonzo Ball 11:38 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0-3 0-2 0-0 -1
Tyrese Proctor 11:15 13 2 1 2 0 0 1 5-8 3-5 0-0 -1
Totals 117 42 38 7 5 18 15 44-85 17-34 12-17

Did not play: Thomas Bryant (DNP - Coach's Decision), Larry Nance Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

76ers defense

Defender Guarded most
Tyrese Maxey Jaylon Tyson: 40 poss., 6 pts (3/6) · De'Andre Hunter: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/4)
Joel Embiid Jarrett Allen: 44 poss., 15 pts (5/13) · Evan Mobley: 9 poss., 6 pts (2/4)
Quentin Grimes Donovan Mitchell: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · De'Andre Hunter: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
VJ Edgecombe Donovan Mitchell: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Craig Porter Jr.: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Paul George Donovan Mitchell: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · De'Andre Hunter: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Kelly Oubre Jr. Donovan Mitchell: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Dominick Barlow Evan Mobley: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Craig Porter Jr.: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Adem Bona Evan Mobley: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jarrett Allen: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Trendon Watford Evan Mobley: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Craig Porter Jr.: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Jabari Walker De'Andre Hunter: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Cavaliers defense

Defender Guarded most
Donovan Mitchell Kelly Oubre Jr.: 19 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · VJ Edgecombe: 19 poss., 3 pts (1/3)
Jaylon Tyson Tyrese Maxey: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Quentin Grimes: 14 poss., 5 pts (1/1)
Evan Mobley Adem Bona: 15 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Dominick Barlow: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
De'Andre Hunter Quentin Grimes: 16 poss., 6 pts (3/5) · VJ Edgecombe: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Jarrett Allen Joel Embiid: 28 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Kelly Oubre Jr.: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Craig Porter Jr. Tyrese Maxey: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · VJ Edgecombe: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Nae'Qwan Tomlin Joel Embiid: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Paul George: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Lonzo Ball Tyrese Maxey: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Quentin Grimes: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Tyrese Proctor Quentin Grimes: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · VJ Edgecombe: 5 poss., 5 pts (2/3)