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Philadelphia 76ers at Utah Jazz

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12-17, 7-8 Away
Final
114 - 111

7-23, 2-11 Home

Embiid, Maxey both score 32 to lead 76ers past Jazz 114-111

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Utah Jazz: Game Highlights

Embiid went 11 of 13 from the free-throw line to rally the 76ers from a 14-point first-half deficit for their ninth victory in 12 games. Paul George had a season-high five steals to go along with 13 points.

Utah trailed by 11 early in the second half before rallying, but the 76ers took a 110-108 lead with 1:38 left on back-to-back baskets from Maxey and Embiid. Lauri Markkanen cut the deficit to 112-111 on a 3-pointer with 4.1 seconds remaining, but Maxey sealed the win with two free throws.

Markkanen led the Jazz with 23 points. Collin Sexton and Brice Sensabaugh added 20 apiece.

Utah shot 54% from the field in the first quarter and led 42-28 early in the second following back-to-back layups from Sexton and Sensabaugh. Philadelphia erased the deficit before halftime behind a 24-5 run spanning six minutes, taking a 52-47 lead when Embiid punctuated the run with a pair of baskets.

Takeaways Sixers: Attacking the rim and drawing fouls paid off for Philadelphia. The 76ers went 29 of 37 from the free-throw line.

Jazz: Turnovers undermined Utah’s offense at many critical junctures. The Jazz committed 22 turnovers, leading to 22 points for the 76ers.

Key moment Sensabaugh keyed a 10-3 run with a pull-up 3-pointer to help Utah carve out a 101-95 lead midway through the fourth. Embiid scored back-to-back hook shots to cut it to one and Maxey scored a go-ahead 3 less than two minutes later.

Key stat Utah scored two baskets in the final 4:35.

Up next The 76ers continue a six-game trip at Portland on Monday, the same day the Jazz host Denver.

Regular Season Series

PHI leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 114 - 111
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 114 - 111
4th 1.0 Drew Eubanks bad pass (Joel Embiid steals) 114 - 111
4th 2.1 Tyrese Maxey makes free throw 2 of 2 114 - 111
4th 2.1 Caleb Martin enters the game for Kyle Lowry 113 - 111

Statistics

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36-83 FG 43-89
43 Field Goal % 48
13-36 3PT 12-36
36 Three Point % 33
29-37 FT 13-15
78 Free Throw % 87
32 Rebounds 48
10 Offensive Rebounds 14
22 Defensive Rebounds 34
22 Assists 27
15 Steals 3
8 Blocks 3
8 Turnovers 21
0 Team Turnovers 1
8 Total Turnovers 22
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 22
15 Fast Break Points 15
42 Points in Paint 58
22 Fouls 25
11 Largest Lead 14
Utah Jazz Utah Jazz Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Georges Niang, F Out Dec 15
Walker Kessler, C Out Nov 5
Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kelly Oubre Jr., G Out Dec 25
Dominick Barlow, F Day-To-Day Dec 25
Quentin Grimes, G Day-To-Day Dec 25
VJ Edgecombe, G Day-To-Day Dec 25
Joel Embiid, C Day-To-Day Dec 25

Game Information

Delta Center

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,175 · Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 21 9 .700 - W1
Boston 18 11 .621 2.5 W3
Toronto 18 13 .581 3.5 W1
Philadelphia 16 12 .571 4 L1
Brooklyn 9 19 .321 11 W2

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 26 5 .839 - L2
Denver 21 8 .724 4 L1
Minnesota 20 10 .667 5.5 W3
Portland 12 18 .400 13.5 L2
Utah 10 19 .345 15 L4
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