PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored a career-high 50 points, Joel Embiid had 37 points and the Philadelphia 76ers improved to 8-1 with their eighth straight victory, beating the Indiana Pacers 137-126 on Sunday night.
The 76ers are off to their best nine-game start since opening 10-0 in 2000-01 en route to the NBA Finals.
“It may not look like we didn't play defense tonight, but (Indiana) plays so fast its incredible with the pace.
Tyrese Haliburton led Indiana with 25 points and Myles Turner had 22.
The 76ers pulled away with an 18-6 run, capped by Maxey' putback of a Patrick Beverley's errant shot.
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— Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid, Maxey, Embiid —, —, “ Joel, ” Maxey, “, ” Embiid, Kelly Oubre Jr, Oubre's, Tyrese, ”, Tyrese Haliburton, Myles Turner, Rick Carlisle, Aaron Nesmith's, Patrick Beverley's, Nick Nurse, James Harden, ___
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Philadelphia, Indiana, Center City Philadelphia