National Basketball Association
Philadelphia 122, Memphis 119
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, January 31, 2022
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials: #42 Eric Lewis, #36 Brent Barnaky, #18 Matt Boland
Attendance: 20424

Tyrese Maxey scored 33 points, including the go-ahead driving layup with 26.4 seconds remaining in overtime, and the host Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 122-119 in overtime Monday.

Maxey added eight assists and a career-high four blocked shots.

Tobias Harris produced 31 points and Andre Drummond had 16 points and 23 rebounds. The Sixers have won five straight.

The Sixers played without All-Star Joel Embiid, who was given the night off for rest after competing in 21 games in a row.

Ja Morant led the Grizzlies with 37 points and Desmond Bane added 34, including five points in overtime. Jaren Jackson Jr. had 18 and Steven Adams swept 12 rebounds for Memphis, which had its three-game winning streak snapped.

Philadelphia bolted to a 49-32 lead with 9:24 remaining in the second quarter after a basket by deep reserve Charles Bassey.

The Grizzlies tightened defensively and closed within 55-48 when Morant dropped in two free throws with 3:40 left.

Harris hit a 3-pointer from the wing and Maxey added a three-point play for the Sixers down the stretch and they led 63-58 at halftime.

Morant scored 11 points in the first 7:37 of the third to help the Grizzlies tie the game at 78.

Maxey responded with a floater in the lane over Adams on the Sixers' next possession.

The Sixers held an 84-80 advantage at the end of the third.

Brandon Clarke scored in the low post and Jackson completed a three-point play for the Grizzlies, who quickly went ahead 85-84 early in the fourth.

Georges Niang hit a trey with 8:15 left for a 91-88 Sixers lead.

The Grizzlies regained the lead 94-93 when Kyle Anderson found himself wide open in the middle of the zone defense and scored with 7:00 to go.

Bane's fourth 3-pointer, this time with 4:38 left, put the Grizzlies ahead 99-98.

Morant's difficult layup with 1:55 remaining closed Memphis within 106-105.

Morant tied the game at 111 with 8.1 seconds to go but missed the potential go-ahead free throw.

Seth Curry missed a short jumper from the corner in the final few seconds and the game went into overtime.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Memphis   Philadelphia
Ja Morant 37 Scoring Tyrese Maxey 33
Ja Morant 5 Assists Seth Curry 8
Steven Adams 12 Rebounds Andre Drummond 23
Ja Morant 7 Free Throws Made Tyrese Maxey 6
Kyle Anderson 3 Steals Seth Curry 2
Steven Adams 3 Blocks Tyrese Maxey 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Memphis 119 46.1 6-30 19-28 18 48 6 14 14
Philadelphia 122 49.0 11-31 13-15 30 49 12 8 21
Upcoming Games
  • Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Washington. The 76ers have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .650 after a loss.
  • Memphis will play their next game on the road against New York. The Grizzlies have a W/L % of .657 after a win and .667 after a loss.