National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Phoenix 116, Philadelphia 113
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials: #19 James Capers, #39 Tyler Ford, #84 Jenna Schroeder
Attendance: 4094
By Field Level Media

Chris Paul compiled 28 points and eight assists to lift the Phoenix Suns past the host Philadelphia 76ers 116-113 on Wednesday.

Devin Booker added 19 points and Mikal Bridges had 18 for the Suns. Booker had scored at least 30 in each of his past seven meetings with the Sixers.

Cameron Johnson contributed 15 points and DeAndre Ayton chipped in with 10 for the Suns (42-16), who hold the best road record in the league, 19-7.

The depleted Sixers (39-19) played without Ben Simmons (illness), Seth Curry (hip) and Tobias Harris (knee). It was the third consecutive game that Harris sat out.

Joel Embiid led the Sixers with 38 points and 17 rebounds. Danny Green scored 18 points, Tyrese Maxey added 14, Furkan Korkmaz put up 12 and George Hill had 11. Dwight Howard swept 11 rebounds.

The Sixers have lost consecutive home games for the first time all season.

Booker's long jumper with 2:03 left gave the Suns a 109-101 advantage, but Korkmaz's 3-pointer with 2.8 seconds left cut the deficit to two.

Paul made one of two free throws with 0.8 seconds left for a 116-113 lead. Embiid tossed a 75-foot shot in and out of the rim as time expired.

The Suns lost Jae Crowder to a sprained right ankle in the second quarter, and the team announced soon after that he would not return.

Korkmaz appeared to twist his right ankle early in the third as he limped to the bench with 9:25 left, but he re-entered the game.

Paul dropped in a 3-pointer from the wing with 4:53 left in the second quarter to give the Suns a 45-43 lead.

Embiid responded with a three-point play on the Sixers' next possession to put the hosts back on top.

Green hit a shot with 0.2 seconds remaining and the game was tied at 54 by halftime.

Hill missed two free throws with 0.7 seconds left and Phoenix led 77-76 at the end of the third.

Johnson hit a tough jumper in the lane to extend the Suns' advantage to 93-90 with 7:49 to go in the fourth.

Jevon Carter soon knocked down consecutive 3-pointers and Phoenix led 101-94 with 6:32 left.

When Embiid hit a trey from the top of the key with 4:40 remaining, the Sixers closed within 105-99.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Phoenix   Philadelphia
Chris Paul 28 Scoring Joel Embiid 38
Chris Paul 8 Assists Joel Embiid 4
Torrey Craig 7 Rebounds Joel Embiid 17
Devin Booker 7 Free Throws Made Joel Embiid 7
Deandre Ayton 2 Steals Tyrese Maxey 2
Deandre Ayton 2 Blocks Matisse Thybulle 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Phoenix 116 47.7 15-42 19-21 30 33 8 7 10
Philadelphia 113 51.2 13-25 18-26 24 44 7 7 17
Upcoming Games
  • Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Milwaukee. The 76ers have a W/L % of .675 after a win and .667 after a loss.
  • Phoenix will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Suns have a W/L % of .683 after a win and .824 after a loss.