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Philadelphia 76ers at San Antonio Spurs

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23-47, 11-25 Away
Final
120 - 128

30-39, 19-17 Home

Sochan, Johnson fuel Spurs rally past injury-depleted 76ers, 128-120

Philadelphia 76ers vs. San Antonio Spurs: Game Highlights

Stephon Castle added 17 points and a season-high 14 assists for San Antonio, which won consecutive games for the first time since Jan. 3.

Quentin Grimes had 25 points and 10 rebounds as Philadelphia dropped its third straight. Justin Edwards added 25 points and Guerschon Yabusele had 23 points and nine rebounds.

San Antonio tied the game at 100 two minutes into the fourth quarter after being outscored 43-27 in the third.

Philadelphia continues to spiral without Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, Paul George, Jared McCain and Kelly Oubre Jr., losing for the 18th time in its last 21 games.

Maxey missed his 10th straight game with sprains to his lower back and finger, but is nearing a return.

Takeaways 76ers: Former San Antonio guard Lonnie Walker IV had three points in 11 minutes.

Spurs: Sandro Mamukelashvili had two points two days after scoring a career-high 34 points in San Antonio’s 120-105 victory over New York. Mamukelashvili was 7 for 7 on 3-pointers against the Knicks on Wednesday but was 0 for 3 on 3s against the 76ers.

Key moment Sochan's alley-oop dunk off a pass from Johnson gave the Spurs a 119-117 lead with 3:14 remaining. It was San Antonio's first lead since blowing a 16-point lead in the third quarter.

Key stat San Antonio won consecutive games for the first time since beating the Los Angeles Clippers on Dec. 31 and Denver on Jan. 3. It was also the first time the Spurs have won consecutive home games since mid-December.

Up next 76ers: At Atlanta on Sunday night.

Spurs: At Toronto on Sunday night to open a three-game road trip.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 120 - 128
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 120 - 128
4th 13.1 Quentin Grimes out of bounds lost ball turnover 120 - 128
4th 19.1 Stephon Castle makes driving layup (Harrison Barnes assists) 120 - 128
4th 22.1 Spurs Full timeout 120 - 126

Statistics

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46-81 FG 47-89
56.8 Field Goal % 52.8
14-37 3PT 19-39
37.8 Three Point % 48.7
14-20 FT 15-18
70.0 Free Throw % 83.3
32 Rebounds 34
5 Offensive Rebounds 9
27 Defensive Rebounds 25
30 Assists 36
10 Steals 11
4 Blocks 5
16 Turnovers 14
4 Team Turnovers 1
20 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 23
28 Fast Break Points 12
58 Points in Paint 56
15 Fouls 14
9 Largest Lead 16
San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Devin Vassell, SG Out Apr 12
Jeremy Sochan, F Out Apr 12
Victor Wembanyama, C Out Mar 27
De'Aaron Fox, PG Out Mar 13
Riley Minix, F Out Jan 15
Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Guerschon Yabusele, F Out Apr 13
Justin Edwards, F Out Apr 13
Kyle Lowry, PG Out Apr 12
Andre Drummond, C Out Apr 12
Joel Embiid, C Out Apr 11

Game Information

Frost Bank Center

Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 17,803 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 61 21 .744 - W2
New York 51 31 .622 10 W1
Toronto 30 52 .366 31 L2
Brooklyn 26 56 .317 35 L3
Philadelphia 24 58 .293 37 L2

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 52 30 .634 - L3
Memphis 48 34 .585 4 W1
Dallas 39 43 .476 13 L1
San Antonio 34 48 .415 18 W1
New Orleans 21 61 .256 31 L7
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