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Atlanta Hawks vs. Philadelphia 76ers

December 14, 2025 · 2025-26 season

The Hawks beat the 76ers 120-117 on 2025-12-14 at home. The Hawks started Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Onyeka Okongwu, Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels, and Zaccharie Risacher. The 76ers started Paul George, Joel Embiid, Quentin Grimes, Dominick Barlow, and VJ Edgecombe. Joel Embiid (76ers) scored 18 points (6/16) in his matchups, with Onyeka Okongwu as his primary defender. Jalen Johnson (Hawks) scored 24 points (8/12) in his matchups, with Dominick Barlow as his primary defender.

Box score

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

ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Hawks 120

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Dyson Daniels GS 38:42 27 10 4 1 2 3 2 13-19 1-2 0-2 +5
Onyeka Okongwu GS 36:26 20 15 4 1 2 4 4 6-17 5-9 3-4 +10
Jalen Johnson GS 35:04 12 10 12 1 1 2 3 5-17 0-1 2-2 +4
Nickeil Alexander-Walker GS 34:05 12 7 6 1 0 2 3 3-18 2-5 4-4 +9
Zaccharie Risacher GS 21:22 15 1 1 2 0 0 2 5-9 3-5 2-2 -5
Vít Krejčí 25:52 19 4 1 1 0 1 4 6-9 4-6 3-3 +10
Luke Kennard 20:57 5 4 2 0 0 0 1 1-2 1-2 2-2 -3
Asa Newell 13:52 9 4 2 0 0 1 2 4-6 1-1 0-0 -7
Mouhamed Gueye 10:38 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 0-1 0-1 1-2 -1
Keaton Wallace 3:02 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 -7
Totals 120 57 33 8 6 16 23 43-99 17-33 17-21

Did not play: Kristaps Porziņģis (DND - Injury/Illness), Trae Young (DND - Injury/Illness)

PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers 117

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Quentin Grimes GS 38:38 14 2 7 2 0 2 0 4-14 4-10 2-2 -5
VJ Edgecombe GS 38:36 26 6 2 0 1 2 5 9-21 4-10 4-4 0
Paul George GS 33:22 35 4 3 0 1 2 1 11-21 7-10 6-6 +2
Joel Embiid GS 30:12 22 14 1 1 2 3 2 8-20 1-3 5-6 -8
Dominick Barlow GS 27:11 11 7 1 2 1 1 1 4-6 1-1 2-3 -16
Andre Drummond 19:49 5 10 3 1 3 0 1 2-6 0-1 1-2 +6
Jared McCain 17:45 0 3 5 2 0 0 1 0-5 0-2 0-0 0
Jabari Walker 17:23 4 5 1 1 1 0 1 0-2 0-0 4-6 +13
Justin Edwards 8:51 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0-5 0-3 0-0 -4
Kyle Lowry 8:15 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 -3
Totals 117 54 25 10 10 11 15 38-101 17-41 24-29

Did not play: Adem Bona (DNP - Coach's Decision), Eric Gordon (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Hawks

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers

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.

Hawks defense

Defender Guarded most
Dyson Daniels Paul George: 17 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · VJ Edgecombe: 14 poss., 4 pts (2/2)
Onyeka Okongwu Joel Embiid: 30 poss., 10 pts (3/7) · Andre Drummond: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/3)
Jalen Johnson Dominick Barlow: 26 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · VJ Edgecombe: 12 poss., 2 pts (0/5)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker VJ Edgecombe: 23 poss., 5 pts (1/5) · Quentin Grimes: 19 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Vít Krejčí Quentin Grimes: 15 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · VJ Edgecombe: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Zaccharie Risacher Paul George: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Quentin Grimes: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Luke Kennard Jared McCain: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Quentin Grimes: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Asa Newell Jabari Walker: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Andre Drummond: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Mouhamed Gueye Joel Embiid: 10 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Paul George: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Keaton Wallace VJ Edgecombe: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Andre Drummond: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1)

76ers defense

Defender Guarded most
Quentin Grimes Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 31 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Dyson Daniels: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/4)
VJ Edgecombe Dyson Daniels: 23 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 22 poss., 5 pts (2/5)
Joel Embiid Onyeka Okongwu: 35 poss., 11 pts (4/10) · Mouhamed Gueye: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/4)
Paul George Zaccharie Risacher: 27 poss., 11 pts (2/5) · Dyson Daniels: 16 poss., 7 pts (3/4)
Dominick Barlow Jalen Johnson: 37 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Andre Drummond Onyeka Okongwu: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Asa Newell: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Jared McCain Luke Kennard: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Vít Krejčí: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jabari Walker Asa Newell: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jalen Johnson: 10 poss., 1 pts (0/0)
Justin Edwards Luke Kennard: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Vít Krejčí: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Kyle Lowry Vít Krejčí: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Dyson Daniels: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)