Overview
- Grimes drilled the tie-breaking three with 14 seconds left and finished with 24 points off the bench as Philadelphia erased a late 10-point deficit.
- Tyrese Maxey added 28 points and nine assists, keying a 23-9 closing stretch to secure the comeback.
- Joel Embiid produced 20 points in 20 minutes under a tight restriction, exhausting his allotment by the end of the third quarter.
- Andre Drummond changed the game late with 13 rebounds, including six offensive boards, plus timely put-backs and defensive plays.
- Charlotte lost Brandon Miller to left-shoulder soreness in the second quarter and shot 19-for-28 at the line, while LaMelo Ball scored 27 and rookie Ryan Kalkbrenner went 7-for-7 for 14 alongside Kon Knueppel’s 14.