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
120
Did not play: Kristaps Porziņģis (DND - Injury/Illness), Trae Young (DND - Injury/Illness)
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
117
Did not play: Adem Bona (DNP - Coach's Decision), Eric Gordon (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels · Zaccharie Risacher Starter 12.4 min
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Vít Krejčí · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels 10.7 min
- Luke Kennard · Vít Krejčí · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels · Mouhamed Gueye 3.4 min
- Luke Kennard · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Vít Krejčí · Mouhamed Gueye 3.2 min
- Luke Kennard · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Vít Krejčí · Asa Newell 3.1 min
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Paul George · Joel Embiid · Quentin Grimes · Dominick Barlow · VJ Edgecombe Starter 15.6 min
- Paul George · Andre Drummond · Jabari Walker · Jared McCain · VJ Edgecombe 6.7 min
- Kyle Lowry · Joel Embiid · Quentin Grimes · Dominick Barlow · VJ Edgecombe 4.2 min
- Paul George · Joel Embiid · Quentin Grimes · Jabari Walker · VJ Edgecombe 3.6 min
- Paul George · Joel Embiid · Quentin Grimes · Dominick Barlow · Jared McCain 3.1 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Hawks defense
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Joel Embiid 18 pts (6/16) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: Onyeka Okongwu (49 %, 10 pts) · Dyson Daniels (16 %, 0 pts) · Mouhamed Gueye (16 %, 1 pts)
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Paul George 11 pts (4/12) in 66 possessions
Guarded by: Zaccharie Risacher (32 %, 0 pts) · Dyson Daniels (26 %, 5 pts) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker (9 %, 0 pts)
| 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
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Jalen Johnson 24 pts (8/12) in 74 possessions
Guarded by: Dominick Barlow (50 %, 6 pts) · Jabari Walker (14 %, 1 pts) · Joel Embiid (10 %, 2 pts)
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Nickeil Alexander-Walker 9 pts (3/11) in 74 possessions
Guarded by: Quentin Grimes (42 %, 3 pts) · VJ Edgecombe (30 %, 5 pts) · Dominick Barlow (8 %, 0 pts)
| 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) |