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Edgecombe Outduels Flagg as 76ers Top Mavericks 121-114

Philadelphia leaned on a rookie-led closing group, with Embiid sidelined for illness/right‑knee management.

Overview

  • VJ Edgecombe posted 26 points, six rebounds and four assists, anchoring a closing unit that played the final 13 minutes with Tyrese Maxey, Jared McCain, Jabari Walker and Adem Bona.
  • Cooper Flagg finished with 24 points and four rebounds, extending a hot stretch that includes a 25.4-point average over his past eight games and a recent 42-point outing.
  • Philadelphia sealed the 121-114 win on the second night of a back-to-back, leaning on depth pieces as McCain logged a plus-29 in his minutes.
  • Dallas entered having won six of its past eight during a mid-December uptick after a 5-15 start, with Flagg central to the surge.
  • The rookies swapped jerseys after the game in a show of respect, and the 76ers next face the Nets after two days off.