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Dallas Mavericks vs. Philadelphia 76ers

January 1, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The 76ers beat the Mavericks 123-108 on 2026-01-01 on the road against the Mavericks. The Mavericks started Anthony Davis, P.J. Washington, Max Christie, Cooper Flagg, and Ryan Nembhard. The 76ers started Paul George, Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, Dominick Barlow, and VJ Edgecombe. Joel Embiid (76ers) scored 11 points (5/12) in his matchups, with Anthony Davis as his primary defender. Anthony Davis (Mavericks) scored 33 points (12/20) in his matchups, with Joel Embiid as his primary defender.

Box score

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

DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks 108

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Anthony Davis GS 36:55 13 8 2 1 0 3 3 6-13 0-1 1-2 -14
Cooper Flagg GS 36:40 12 7 7 1 0 2 2 5-15 0-2 2-2 -1
P.J. Washington GS 34:27 11 5 1 2 1 0 1 3-6 1-4 4-5 -22
Max Christie GS 29:03 18 1 2 0 0 2 2 7-13 2-7 2-2 -7
Ryan Nembhard GS 21:42 9 2 3 0 0 2 1 4-7 1-2 0-0 -5
Brandon Williams 23:39 14 7 5 1 0 2 0 5-15 0-3 4-4 -10
Naji Marshall 22:25 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 4-7 0-0 1-1 +2
Klay Thompson 13:06 9 2 1 1 0 0 0 4-9 1-5 0-0 -12
Daniel Gafford 11:05 8 5 0 2 0 0 2 3-5 0-0 2-2 -1
Jaden Hardy 7:06 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 1-4 1-4 2-2 +6
Caleb Martin 3:52 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 -11
Totals 108 39 23 8 1 13 12 42-94 6-28 18-20

Did not play: Dwight Powell (DNP - Coach's Decision)

PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers 123

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Tyrese Maxey GS 42:26 34 8 10 2 2 3 0 14-24 4-10 2-2 +18
VJ Edgecombe GS 39:33 23 5 2 4 1 0 1 9-14 3-6 2-3 +3
Joel Embiid GS 35:20 22 4 6 0 1 2 1 9-18 0-3 4-5 +9
Paul George GS 33:07 14 7 2 1 0 5 3 5-11 0-3 4-4 +20
Dominick Barlow GS 18:26 5 1 0 1 0 0 6 1-3 1-2 2-2 -5
Quentin Grimes 38:29 19 7 2 1 3 0 3 7-9 5-7 0-0 +19
Jared McCain 14:01 2 3 0 1 0 0 3 1-5 0-2 0-0 +9
Adem Bona 7:16 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 +7
Andre Drummond 6:46 2 4 0 0 0 1 2 1-2 0-1 0-0 -1
Jabari Walker 4:36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 0-2 0-0 -4
Totals 123 43 22 10 7 11 19 48-90 13-36 14-16

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

Lineups

DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks

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.

Mavericks defense

Defender Guarded most
Anthony Davis Joel Embiid: 29 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Andre Drummond: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Cooper Flagg Quentin Grimes: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/5) · Dominick Barlow: 18 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
P.J. Washington Paul George: 29 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Quentin Grimes: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Max Christie Tyrese Maxey: 20 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · VJ Edgecombe: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/4)
Brandon Williams Tyrese Maxey: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/7) · Quentin Grimes: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Naji Marshall Quentin Grimes: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · VJ Edgecombe: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Ryan Nembhard VJ Edgecombe: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Tyrese Maxey: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Klay Thompson Quentin Grimes: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Tyrese Maxey: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Daniel Gafford Joel Embiid: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Paul George: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Jaden Hardy Jared McCain: 5 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · VJ Edgecombe: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Caleb Martin Jared McCain: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tyrese Maxey: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

76ers defense

Defender Guarded most
Tyrese Maxey Max Christie: 24 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Naji Marshall: 12 poss., 6 pts (3/6)
VJ Edgecombe Ryan Nembhard: 19 poss., 7 pts (3/5) · Max Christie: 12 poss., 5 pts (1/2)
Quentin Grimes Brandon Williams: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Klay Thompson: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Joel Embiid Anthony Davis: 30 poss., 8 pts (3/7) · Daniel Gafford: 15 poss., 8 pts (3/4)
Paul George P.J. Washington: 27 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Naji Marshall: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Dominick Barlow Cooper Flagg: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · P.J. Washington: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jared McCain Brandon Williams: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Naji Marshall: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Andre Drummond Anthony Davis: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ryan Nembhard: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Adem Bona Anthony Davis: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Daniel Gafford: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Jabari Walker Cooper Flagg: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Max Christie: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)