Overview
- VJ Edgecombe tipped in the go-ahead basket with 0.9 seconds left, and Tyrese Maxey blocked De'Anthony Melton's last-ditch layup to seal Philadelphia's win.
- Maxey scored 35 points to lead the 76ers, while Joel Embiid returned from knee recovery with 12 points before sitting the stretch run; Paul George was out.
- Golden State played without Stephen Curry, who stayed in the Bay Area to rehab a left quad contusion, and Jimmy Butler, then lost Draymond Green to a right foot injury in the second quarter.
- De'Anthony Melton logged 14 points in his season debut following an ACL recovery, and Pat Spencer added 16 as the Warriors rallied from 24 down to briefly take the lead.
- Philadelphia travels to Milwaukee for the second night of a back-to-back on Friday, and Golden State continues its road swing at Cleveland on Saturday.