Philadelphia 76ers vs. Charlotte Hornets
October 25, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The 76ers beat the Hornets 125-121 on 2025-10-25 at home. The 76ers started Joel Embiid, Kelly Oubre Jr., Tyrese Maxey, Dominick Barlow, and VJ Edgecombe. The Hornets started Miles Bridges, Collin Sexton, LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, and Ryan Kalkbrenner. LaMelo Ball (Hornets) scored 17 points (3/7) in his matchups, with Kelly Oubre Jr. as his primary defender. Joel Embiid (76ers) scored 11 points (5/12) in his matchups, with Ryan Kalkbrenner as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
125
Did not play: Johni Broome (DNP - Coach's Decision), Eric Gordon (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kyle Lowry (DNP - Coach's Decision)
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
121
Did not play: Pat Connaughton (DNP - Coach's Decision), Liam McNeeley (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Joel Embiid · Kelly Oubre Jr. · Tyrese Maxey · Dominick Barlow · VJ Edgecombe Starter 5.6 min
- Andre Drummond · Kelly Oubre Jr. · Tyrese Maxey · Justin Edwards · VJ Edgecombe 5.1 min
- Joel Embiid · Kelly Oubre Jr. · Tyrese Maxey · Jabari Walker · VJ Edgecombe 5.0 min
- Andre Drummond · Kelly Oubre Jr. · Quentin Grimes · Tyrese Maxey · VJ Edgecombe 4.9 min
- Joel Embiid · Quentin Grimes · Tyrese Maxey · Jabari Walker · VJ Edgecombe 4.8 min
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Miles Bridges · Collin Sexton · LaMelo Ball · Brandon Miller · Ryan Kalkbrenner Starter 3.6 min
- Miles Bridges · LaMelo Ball · Tre Mann · Ryan Kalkbrenner · Kon Knueppel 6.1 min
- Miles Bridges · Collin Sexton · LaMelo Ball · Moussa Diabaté · Kon Knueppel 5.0 min
- Collin Sexton · Tre Mann · Ryan Kalkbrenner · Tidjane Salaün · Sion James 4.7 min
- Miles Bridges · LaMelo Ball · Moussa Diabaté · Kon Knueppel · Sion James 4.5 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
76ers defense
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LaMelo Ball 17 pts (3/7) in 66 possessions
Guarded by: Kelly Oubre Jr. (42 %, 2 pts) · Quentin Grimes (24 %, 2 pts) · Tyrese Maxey (10 %, 10 pts)
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Collin Sexton 19 pts (5/9) in 61 possessions
Guarded by: Tyrese Maxey (52 %, 8 pts) · VJ Edgecombe (17 %, 0 pts) · Kelly Oubre Jr. (14 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Tyrese Maxey | Collin Sexton: 31 poss., 8 pts (1/4) · Tre Mann: 12 poss., 4 pts (2/6) |
| VJ Edgecombe | Kon Knueppel: 20 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Sion James: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | LaMelo Ball: 28 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Kon Knueppel: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Quentin Grimes | LaMelo Ball: 16 poss., 2 pts (0/3) · Tre Mann: 15 poss., 12 pts (3/4) |
| Joel Embiid | Moussa Diabaté: 12 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Ryan Kalkbrenner: 12 poss., 13 pts (4/5) |
| Andre Drummond | Ryan Kalkbrenner: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Moussa Diabaté: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Dominick Barlow | Miles Bridges: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · LaMelo Ball: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jabari Walker | Tidjane Salaün: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Miles Bridges: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Justin Edwards | Miles Bridges: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Tidjane Salaün: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Adem Bona | Ryan Kalkbrenner: 7 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Moussa Diabaté: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Hornets defense
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Joel Embiid 11 pts (5/12) in 42 possessions
Guarded by: Ryan Kalkbrenner (26 %, 0 pts) · Moussa Diabaté (23 %, 0 pts) · Mason Plumlee (14 %, 0 pts)
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Tyrese Maxey 16 pts (6/18) in 85 possessions
Guarded by: LaMelo Ball (19 %, 5 pts) · Collin Sexton (18 %, 3 pts) · Kon Knueppel (18 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Miles Bridges | Dominick Barlow: 24 poss., 2 pts (0/3) · Kelly Oubre Jr.: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| LaMelo Ball | Kelly Oubre Jr.: 17 poss., 5 pts (1/2) · Tyrese Maxey: 17 poss., 5 pts (2/4) |
| Kon Knueppel | VJ Edgecombe: 16 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Tyrese Maxey: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Collin Sexton | Kelly Oubre Jr.: 15 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Tyrese Maxey: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/4) |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | Andre Drummond: 19 poss., 6 pts (3/3) · Joel Embiid: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tre Mann | Quentin Grimes: 16 poss., 2 pts (0/2) · VJ Edgecombe: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Sion James | Tyrese Maxey: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · VJ Edgecombe: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Moussa Diabaté | Joel Embiid: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Andre Drummond: 5 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Tidjane Salaün | Jabari Walker: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Justin Edwards: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Brandon Miller | VJ Edgecombe: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tyrese Maxey: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Mason Plumlee | Joel Embiid: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Adem Bona: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |