The Sixers reached 50 victories in the season and sank a little more to some Mavericks who are beginning to see the ears of the wolf. Local victory 116-108 to reach those 50 wins in 76 games, a speed that they had not achieved since 2001.
Philadelphia is the fourth team to reach fifty victories this season, preceded by Milwaukee, Boston and Denver.
On the other side, some Mavs that go 37-40 to continue eleventh, that is, to remain out of reach of the play-in and get closer to elimination every day.
Dallas held the game well, even dominating it in some phases of the game with double-digit advantages, but when the moment of truth came, it was badly shipwrecked in attack, scoring 17 points in the final quarter and going blank in the last 3 minutes and 18 seconds of play.
Not scoring in the final 3 minutes of an even game is usually synonymous with passing away, and that happened to the Mavericks, incapable on the offensive field.
two free of James Hardenwho had lost 4 games, made it 115-108 at 1:05 from the end, and immediately afterwards came the stopper Joel Embiid about the penetration of Luka Doncica stopper that certified the local triumph and the visiting impotence.
Embiid, who came from not playing against Denver, added 25 points and 9 rebounds, Tyrese Maxey he went to 22 points, De’Anthony Melton he signed 17 points, with a great 5 of 6 from the triple, James Harden finished with 15 points and 12 assists in a difficult night in attack and Georges Niang he scored 14 points in 19 minutes.
In the visiting ranks, 24 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists from Doncic, 23 points from Kyrie Irvingwho in the first quarter had them with part of the public being booed, 21 points of Tim Hardaway Jr.and a little more.
The situation of Dallas Mavericks begins to be desperate. The Mavs are 3-9 when Doncic and Irving play together. And the team closes the month of March with 5 wins and 9 losses, a very bad month that is condemning them to stay out of the competition.
