DALLAS — Tyrese Maxey had 34 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, Joel Embiid scored 22 points and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Dallas Mavericks 123-108 on Thursday night.
Rookie guard VJ Edgecombe, Baylor’s one-time player playing 100 miles from his college campus for the first time, scored 23 points two nights after making a 3-pointer in the final seconds of a 139-136 overtime victory at Memphis.
The oft-injured Anthony Davis returned for Dallas after missing two games with a sore adductor muscle. The 10-time All-Star finished with 13 points and eight rebounds as the Mavs matched their season-worst with a fourth straight loss.
Rookie No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg scored 12 points for the Mavericks, led by Max Christie’s 18 points.
Former Maverick Quentin Grimes, who was part of a different trade last season shortly after the infamous Luka Doncic for Davis trade between Dallas and the Los Angeles Lakers, had 19 points, seven rebounds and three blocks.
The 76ers led by six when Grimes had a steal and dunk to spark his 11-point fourth quarter, when he made all three of his 3-point attempts and nailed one of his blocks.
Paul George scored 14 points, starting and ending a 17-2 run that gave Philadelphia a 44-37 lead in the second quarter.
The Mavericks shot 65% in the first, taking a 33-27 lead before shooting 38% the rest of the game. Davis and Flagg combined to go 11 of 28 from the field.
Maxey was 14 of 24 with a mix of long-range shooting and skillful driving in another strong road performance against his hometown team. Edgecombe finished 9 of 14 as the Sixers shot 53 percent.
76ers: At the New York Knicks on Saturday to complete a five-game road trip.
Mavericks: Host the Houston Rockets on Saturday.
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