Apr 12, 2021 - Philadelphia Sixers at Dallas Mavericks

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Isaiah Thomas And The Struggle To Let Go

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4/12/2021 Dallas v. Philadelphia Game Preview

	Philadelphia Sixers	(37-17, 17-12 away)
	Dallas Mavericks	(29-24, 13-12 home)

April 12, 2021 at 7:30 PM ET
Regular Season

American Airlines Center
Dallas, Texas

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Season Series - Philadelphia won 2-0

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Feb 25, 2021	Dallas	Philadelphia	97 - 111	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Wells Fargo Center
Apr 12, 2021	Philadelphia	Dallas	113 - 95	Philadelphia	Regular Season	American Airlines Center

2020-2021 Team Stats

	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Philadelphia	57	48.4	41.2	86.7	.475	11.0	30.0	.368	20.1	26.2	.766	14.8	20.5	10.0	35.6	45.6	23.2	8.9	6.3	113.4
Dallas	56	48.1	40.7	87.1	.467	13.7	38.4	.357	16.2	20.9	.776	12.1	19.5	8.8	34.8	43.6	22.3	5.9	4.5	111.2
PHL Opponents	57	48.4	39.5	87.2	.453	11.8	32.7	.361	17.5	23.0	.763	15.5	21.3	9.3	33.2	42.5	23.2	7.4	4.5	108.4
DAL Opponents	56	48.1	40.0	87.6	.457	13.1	35.8	.366	16.9	22.2	.761	12.2	20.1	10.0	34.5	44.4	22.2	7.3	3.8	110.0

Head to Head Since 1946-1947

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Feb 25, 2021	Dallas	Philadelphia	97 - 111	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Wells Fargo Center
Jan 11, 2020	Philadelphia	Dallas	91 - 109	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Dec 20, 2019	Dallas	Philadelphia	117 - 98	Dallas	Regular Season	Wells Fargo Center
Apr 1, 2019	Philadelphia	Dallas	102 - 122	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Jan 5, 2019	Dallas	Philadelphia	100 - 106	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Wells Fargo Center
Apr 8, 2018	Dallas	Philadelphia	97 - 109	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Wells Fargo Center
Oct 28, 2017	Philadelphia	Dallas	112 - 110	Philadelphia	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Mar 17, 2017	Dallas	Philadelphia	74 - 116	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Wells Fargo Center
Feb 1, 2017	Philadelphia	Dallas	95 - 113	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Feb 21, 2016	Philadelphia	Dallas	103 - 129	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Nov 16, 2015	Dallas	Philadelphia	92 - 86	Dallas	Regular Season	Wells Fargo Center
Nov 29, 2014	Dallas	Philadelphia	110 - 103	Dallas	Regular Season	Wells Fargo Center
Nov 13, 2014	Philadelphia	Dallas	70 - 123	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Feb 21, 2014	Dallas	Philadelphia	124 - 112	Dallas	Regular Season	Wells Fargo Center
Nov 18, 2013	Philadelphia	Dallas	94 - 97	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Dec 18, 2012	Philadelphia	Dallas	100 - 107	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Nov 27, 2012	Dallas	Philadelphia	98 - 100	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Wells Fargo Center
Feb 17, 2012	Dallas	Philadelphia	82 - 75	Dallas	Regular Season	Wells Fargo Center
Mar 1, 2011	Dallas	Philadelphia	101 - 93	Dallas	Regular Season	Wells Fargo Center
Nov 12, 2010	Philadelphia	Dallas	90 - 99	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Jan 22, 2010	Dallas	Philadelphia	81 - 92	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Wells Fargo Center
Nov 30, 2009	Philadelphia	Dallas	102 - 104	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Jan 19, 2009	Dallas	Philadelphia	95 - 93	Dallas	Regular Season	Wells Fargo Center
Jan 2, 2009	Philadelphia	Dallas	86 - 96	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Feb 11, 2008	Dallas	Philadelphia	76 - 84	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Wells Fargo Center
Nov 13, 2007	Philadelphia	Dallas	84 - 99	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Feb 11, 2007	Dallas	Philadelphia	106 - 89	Dallas	Regular Season	Wells Fargo Center
Dec 15, 2006	Philadelphia	Dallas	79 - 93	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Feb 27, 2006	Philadelphia	Dallas	92 - 104	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Nov 9, 2005	Dallas	Philadelphia	97 - 112	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Wells Fargo Center
Apr 1, 2005	Dallas	Philadelphia	100 - 83	Dallas	Regular Season	Wells Fargo Center
Jan 29, 2005	Philadelphia	Dallas	93 - 89	Philadelphia	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Mar 22, 2004	Dallas	Philadelphia	98 - 107	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Wells Fargo Center
Jan 14, 2004	Philadelphia	Dallas	122 - 125	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Jan 23, 2003	Dallas	Philadelphia	107 - 94	Dallas	Regular Season	Wells Fargo Center
Jan 4, 2003	Philadelphia	Dallas	83 - 102	Dallas	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Nov 10, 2001	Philadelphia	Dallas	98 - 91	Philadelphia	Regular Season	American Airlines Center
Nov 1, 2001	Dallas	Philadelphia	99 - 92	Dallas	Regular Season	Wells Fargo Center
Jan 23, 2001	Philadelphia	Dallas	114 - 98	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Dec 15, 2000	Dallas	Philadelphia	112 - 94	Dallas	Regular Season	Wells Fargo Center
Feb 29, 2000	Dallas	Philadelphia	87 - 106	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Wells Fargo Center
Feb 1, 2000	Philadelphia	Dallas	101 - 100	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Feb 11, 1998	Dallas	Philadelphia	90 - 91	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Wells Fargo Center
Nov 13, 1997	Philadelphia	Dallas	99 - 98	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Jan 8, 1997	Dallas	Philadelphia	111 - 93	Dallas	Regular Season	Wells Fargo Center
Dec 5, 1996	Philadelphia	Dallas	102 - 106	Dallas	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Feb 27, 1996	Philadelphia	Dallas	121 - 115	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Dec 6, 1995	Dallas	Philadelphia	87 - 108	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Spectrum
Mar 17, 1995	Philadelphia	Dallas	101 - 103	Dallas	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Nov 11, 1994	Dallas	Philadelphia	107 - 100	Dallas	Regular Season	Spectrum
Jan 26, 1994	Dallas	Philadelphia	90 - 104	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Spectrum
Jan 7, 1994	Philadelphia	Dallas	103 - 93	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Mar 19, 1993	Dallas	Philadelphia	89 - 87	Dallas	Regular Season	Spectrum
Feb 13, 1993	Philadelphia	Dallas	119 - 96	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Mar 6, 1992	Dallas	Philadelphia	86 - 88	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Spectrum
Feb 18, 1992	Philadelphia	Dallas	94 - 90	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Mar 6, 1991	Philadelphia	Dallas	97 - 92	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Nov 7, 1990	Dallas	Philadelphia	104 - 101	Dallas	Regular Season	Spectrum
Jan 5, 1990	Philadelphia	Dallas	104 - 79	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Dec 15, 1989	Dallas	Philadelphia	95 - 88	Dallas	Regular Season	Spectrum
Jan 9, 1989	Philadelphia	Dallas	121 - 103	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Dec 20, 1988	Dallas	Philadelphia	108 - 102	Dallas	Regular Season	Spectrum
Feb 27, 1988	Philadelphia	Dallas	91 - 100	Dallas	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Dec 19, 1987	Dallas	Philadelphia	90 - 95	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Spectrum
Mar 23, 1987	Dallas	Philadelphia	103 - 100	Dallas	Regular Season	Spectrum
Feb 27, 1987	Philadelphia	Dallas	110 - 123	Dallas	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Mar 30, 1986	Dallas	Philadelphia	113 - 114	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Spectrum
Feb 28, 1986	Philadelphia	Dallas	123 - 120	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Jan 28, 1985	Philadelphia	Dallas	109 - 111	Dallas	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Nov 2, 1984	Dallas	Philadelphia	103 - 107	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Spectrum
Mar 30, 1984	Dallas	Philadelphia	110 - 118	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Spectrum
Feb 15, 1984	Philadelphia	Dallas	116 - 119	Dallas	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Feb 23, 1983	Dallas	Philadelphia	101 - 133	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Spectrum
Dec 29, 1982	Philadelphia	Dallas	126 - 116	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Feb 17, 1982	Dallas	Philadelphia	109 - 114	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Spectrum
Jan 27, 1982	Philadelphia	Dallas	99 - 86	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Reunion Arena
Feb 20, 1981	Dallas	Philadelphia	109 - 117	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Spectrum
Nov 25, 1980	Philadelphia	Dallas	108 - 92	Philadelphia	Regular Season	Reunion Arena

2020-2021 Philadelphia Sixers Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	B. Simmons	S. Curry	D. Green	T. Harris	J. Embiid
Rotation	G. Hill	S. Milton	M. Thybulle	M. Scott	D. Howard
Rotation	T. Maxey	F. Korkmaz			A. Tolliver
Lim PT	M. Jones	I. Joe	R. Tucker	P. Reed, Jr.

2020-2021 Dallas Mavericks Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	L. Doncic	J. Richardson	D. Finney-Smith	M. Kleber	K. Porzingis
Rotation	T. Burke	J. Brunson	T. Hardaway Jr.	N. Melli	W. Cauley-Stein
Rotation		J. Redick			D. Powell
Rotation		J. Green
Lim PT	T. Terry		N. Hinton	T. Bey	B. Marjanovic

Philadelphia Sixers Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
31	Seth Curry	G	45	29.0	4.4	9.9	.444	2.0	4.8	.410	1.3	1.5	.894	1.2	1.7	0.2	1.9	2.1	2.9	0.8	0.2	12.1
21	Joel Embiid	C	39	32.2	9.3	18.2	.512	1.2	3.1	.378	10.1	11.8	.853	3.1	2.4	2.2	9.0	11.2	3.1	1.0	1.4	29.9
14	Danny Green	SF	56	28.5	3.3	7.9	.421	2.6	6.3	.415	0.4	0.6	.758	1.1	1.9	0.8	2.9	3.8	1.7	1.3	0.9	9.7
33	Tobias Harris	F	49	33.3	7.9	15.2	.521	1.4	3.5	.407	3.2	3.6	.886	1.9	2.0	1.0	6.2	7.2	3.6	0.9	0.9	20.5
33	George Hill	G	1	17.5	1.0	5.0	.200	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	2.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	2.0	2.0
39	Dwight Howard	C	55	17.4	2.4	4.2	.580	0.1	0.3	.250	1.7	3.0	.579	1.8	3.1	2.6	5.7	8.3	0.8	0.4	0.9	6.7
7	Isaiah Joe	SG	30	9.5	1.1	3.2	.337	0.8	2.5	.333	0.3	0.3	.889	0.2	0.9	0.2	0.8	1.0	0.6	0.3	0.1	3.2
5	Mason Jones	G	4	3.8	1.0	1.5	.667	0.2	0.5	.500	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.2	0.8	0.5	0.0	0.0	2.2
30	Furkan Korkmaz	SG	46	19.7	3.2	7.9	.405	1.8	5.0	.373	1.2	1.7	.724	0.9	1.2	0.3	1.8	2.1	1.3	1.0	0.2	9.4
0	Tyrese Maxey	PG	48	14.2	3.0	6.5	.452	0.4	1.5	.278	0.7	0.8	.868	0.6	1.1	0.2	1.3	1.5	1.6	0.3	0.1	7.0
18	Shake Milton	SG	49	23.9	4.9	10.8	.452	1.1	3.2	.340	2.5	2.9	.854	1.7	2.2	0.6	1.7	2.3	3.0	0.6	0.3	13.4
44	Paul Reed, Jr.	F	17	6.6	1.2	2.6	.477	0.0	0.4	.000	0.1	0.2	.250	0.5	0.9	0.8	1.0	1.8	0.4	0.3	0.4	2.5
1	Mike Scott	PF	38	17.4	1.5	4.2	.354	1.1	3.2	.333	0.2	0.3	.600	0.4	1.4	0.2	2.3	2.6	0.6	0.5	0.2	4.2
25	Ben Simmons	PF	48	33.3	5.7	10.4	.545	0.1	0.2	.300	3.4	5.5	.615	3.3	3.1	1.7	6.0	7.6	7.1	1.6	0.6	14.8
22	Matisse Thybulle	SF	54	19.6	1.5	3.7	.419	0.7	2.2	.305	0.1	0.3	.500	0.4	2.0	0.5	1.5	2.0	0.9	1.5	1.0	3.9
43	Anthony Tolliver	PF	1	14.1	0.0	2.0	.000	0.0	2.0	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
9	Rayjon Tucker	SF	9	3.4	0.2	0.6	.400	0.1	0.2	.500	1.0	1.1	.900	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.6	0.7	0.2	0.0	0.0	1.6

Dallas Mavericks Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2	Tyler Bey	PF	11	3.5	0.4	1.1	.333	0.0	0.1	.000	0.2	0.4	.500	0.0	0.4	0.5	0.7	1.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.9
13	Jalen Brunson	PG	52	25.6	4.8	9.1	.528	1.2	3.0	.392	1.9	2.4	.780	1.3	1.7	0.4	3.2	3.6	3.4	0.5	0.0	12.8
3	Trey Burke	G	49	14.3	2.4	5.4	.444	1.0	2.7	.362	0.7	0.8	.850	0.5	1.0	0.1	0.8	0.9	1.3	0.6	0.1	6.5
33	Willie Cauley-Stein	C	37	16.6	2.2	3.5	.620	0.0	0.2	.125	0.9	1.4	.673	0.5	2.3	1.1	3.1	4.2	0.7	0.3	0.8	5.3
77	Luka Doncic	SF	51	35.1	10.2	20.9	.486	3.0	8.3	.359	5.3	7.3	.727	4.3	2.3	0.8	7.1	7.9	8.7	1.0	0.7	28.6
10	Dorian Finney-Smith	SF	45	32.1	3.4	7.7	.445	1.9	5.0	.378	0.5	0.7	.800	0.6	2.4	1.7	3.9	5.6	1.6	0.8	0.5	9.3
8	Josh Green	SG	28	10.1	0.9	2.1	.433	0.1	0.6	.118	0.3	0.5	.600	0.5	0.7	0.6	1.2	1.9	0.5	0.2	0.1	2.2
11	Tim Hardaway Jr.	SG	55	28.4	5.6	12.7	.440	2.8	7.3	.386	1.8	2.3	.800	0.9	1.5	0.3	3.1	3.3	1.7	0.5	0.1	15.8
14	Nate Hinton	SF	14	3.4	0.6	1.4	.400	0.1	0.4	.167	0.3	0.4	.667	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.1	1.5
42	Maxi Kleber	PF	41	28.0	2.3	5.5	.423	1.8	4.3	.415	0.8	0.9	.914	0.7	2.3	0.9	4.4	5.3	1.3	0.5	0.8	7.2
51	Boban Marjanovic	C	24	9.0	2.0	4.2	.480	0.0	0.2	.000	0.8	1.1	.769	0.4	1.0	1.6	2.8	4.4	0.3	0.0	0.2	4.9
20	Nicolo Melli	PF	10	15.3	1.2	3.2	.375	0.6	1.9	.316	0.3	0.3	1.000	0.2	1.9	0.6	2.0	2.6	0.7	0.2	0.1	3.3
6	Kristaps Porzingis	FC	37	31.4	7.7	16.4	.473	2.3	6.3	.359	2.8	3.2	.850	1.4	2.6	2.0	7.4	9.4	1.6	0.4	1.5	20.5
7	Dwight Powell	PF	42	14.6	1.5	2.9	.528	0.1	0.5	.250	1.4	1.8	.779	0.5	2.2	1.2	2.2	3.4	0.8	0.6	0.4	4.6
4	J.J. Redick	G	4	12.7	1.8	4.5	.389	1.5	3.0	.500	0.5	0.8	.667	1.2	0.8	0.2	1.2	1.5	0.8	0.2	0.0	5.5
0	Josh Richardson	G	46	31.8	4.5	10.5	.428	1.5	4.8	.315	1.8	1.9	.910	1.4	2.5	0.9	2.7	3.5	2.8	0.9	0.4	12.2
1	Tyrell Terry	PG	11	5.1	0.5	1.5	.312	0.0	0.6	.000	0.1	0.3	.333	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	1.0

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