National Basketball Association
Dallas 117, Philadelphia 98
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, December 20, 2019
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials: #62 JB DeRosa, #41 Ken Mauer, #31 Scott Wall
Attendance: 20778

Tim Hardaway Jr. made seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points to lift the visiting Dallas Mavericks past the Philadelphia 76ers, 117-98, on Friday.

Kristaps Porzingis added 22 points and a career-high 18 rebounds to go along with three blocked shots as the Mavericks improved to 11-2 on the road.

The Mavericks won handily despite playing without injured guard Luka Doncic.

Joel Embiid led the Sixers with 33 points and 17 rebounds for his 19th double-double, but they dropped their third in a row. It was also the Sixers' second consecutive home loss after opening the season with 14 straight wins.

Ben Simmons had 12 points, eight assists and six rebounds for Philadelphia.

Hardaway Jr. was spectacular in the first quarter with 19 points, including five 3-pointers, as the Mavericks took a 35-28 lead.

Dallas extended its advantage to 50-37 on a 3-pointer by deep reserve Ryan Broekhoff with 4:45 left in the second. The trey capped a 10-0 run and led Sixers head coach Brett Brown to take a timeout.

After a Sixers turnover, Porzingis then drilled a 3-pointer and the Mavericks went ahead 53-37.

Embiid kept the Sixers close with a pair of treys as they closed the first half on a 17-6 spurt to cut the lead to 63-57. Embiid had 20 points and 11 rebounds in the half.

Porzingis added 16 for the Mavericks by halftime.

Jalen Brunson, who played extra minutes with the injury to Doncic, drove to the basket and gave the Mavericks an 81-73 lead with 3:43 remaining in the third. Dallas outscored the Sixers by five points in the third to take an 88-77 lead at the end of the quarter.

The Sixers committed two early turnovers -- one by Embiid and one by reserve guard Trey Burke -- in the fourth and trailed 92-80 with 9:34 left. After winning a Coach's Challenge, Embiid responded with a dunk and the deficit was 92-82.

Mike Scott then hit a 3-pointer and the Sixers trailed 94-85.

The Mavericks didn't wilt and went back ahead 101-89 when Porzingis grabbed an offensive rebound and scored with 5:37 left.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Dallas   Philadelphia
Tim Hardaway Jr. 27 Scoring Joel Embiid 33
Jalen Brunson 7 Assists Ben Simmons 8
Kristaps Porzingis 18 Rebounds Joel Embiid 17
Dwight Powell 5 Free Throws Made Joel Embiid 6
Delon Wright 4 Steals Ben Simmons 3
Kristaps Porzingis 3 Blocks Joel Embiid 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Dallas 117 51.8 14-33 17-22 23 49 4 10 16
Philadelphia 98 42.2 10-34 12-18 25 46 2 9 15
Upcoming Games
  • Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Washington. The 76ers have a W/L % of .750 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Dallas will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .579 after a win and .889 after a loss.