The Sixers couldn’t stop the Luka Doncic-Kyrie Irving duo and dropped a high-scoring affair Thursday night in Dallas, falling to a 133-126 loss. NoahLevick of NBCSPhilly has the recap:
, so it’s not as if the Sixers have to cross their fingers and hope things will work out here with no evidence. Yes, Maxey and Harden are not the Sixers’ top two defensive guards, but it’s a talented lineup and a logical one to start games.
The Sixers wound up conceding 38 first-quarter points for the second straight night. Fourteen seconds after Christian Wood checked into the game, he drained a three against the Sixers’ zone.Harden and Doncic had an entertaining mini-shootout late in the first quarter. The Sixers played 11 men before 12 minutes had elapsed. Paul Reed fell back to earth following a fantastic performance Wednesday against the Heat, committing three fouls in five minutes. He fouled Wood on a three-point attempt and allowed him to score a driving, and-one layup. Montrezl Harrell replaced Reed.
The Sixers did eventually mix up their schemes frequently, but no real solution materialized. Bullock sunk two threes early in the third quarter and the Mavs’ lead swelled to 20 points when Irving split Harden and Embiid on the perimeter before making a tough, hanging hoop against Maxey at the rim. About a minute and a half later, the Sixers switched Embiid on to Doncic and he drilled a step-back three over him.
At that stage, a Sixers win didn't appear at all impossible. The Mavs had lost five of their previous six games, including a home defeat to the Lakers on Sunday in which they blew a 27-point lead.
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