Dallas Mavericks vs 76ers Match Player Stats & Recap

Final Score (Dec 20, 2025): Mavericks 114, 76ers 121 (ESPN game recap) ·
Game Date: December 20, 2025 ·
Average Combined Score (all-time matchups): 241.4 points (StatMuse matchup data) ·
Mavericks Average Points vs 76ers (all-time): 102.8 (StatMuse matchup data)

Key Facts at a Glance

Ten numbers, one pattern: Philadelphia was sharper when the game tightened, winning the fourth quarter 30-17 against a Dallas team that shot better from the field for the game (ESPN game recap).

The pattern: Philadelphia’s top three scorers — Maxey, Edgecombe, and Barlow — combined for 85 points, while Dallas’s top three put up 70. That 15-point gap in star scoring is where the game was decided.

Who’s the best player on the Sixers right now?

The December 20 box score makes the argument simple: Tyrese Maxey is the answer. He led all scorers with 38 points, scored seven in the decisive 11-0 run, and did it while Embiid and George were out (ESPN game recap).

Season stats of top Sixers players

• Tyrese Maxey: game-high 38 points, including seven in the run that broke the tie (ESPN game recap).
• VJ Edgecombe: 26 points, with four in the same run (ESPN game recap).
• Dominick Barlow: 21 points (1075 The Game (Westwood One affiliate)).
• Jared McCain: 12 points; Adem Bona: 10 points (1075 The Game (Westwood One affiliate)).
• Andre Drummond: team-high 12 rebounds (1075 The Game (Westwood One affiliate)).
• Quentin Grimes: game-high 7 assists (1075 The Game (Westwood One affiliate)).

Maxey carried the scoring load from start to finish, and Edgecombe’s 26 gives the 76ers a second creator defenses have to respect.

Impact on Mavericks matchup

• Philadelphia’s three 20-point scorers (Maxey, Edgecombe, Barlow) out-scored Dallas’s top three (Davis, Flagg, Marshall) 85-70 (player totals via ESPN game recap and 1075 The Game (Westwood One affiliate)).
• The 76ers won the fourth quarter 30-17, turning a 104-104 tie into a 121-114 finish (ESPN game recap).
• Dallas shot better from the field for the game but lost the three-point battle (ESPN game recap).

The matchup math is simple: Dallas had no answer for Maxey’s burst. When Flagg tied the game at 104, Philadelphia responded with a decisive run instead of letting the moment slip.

What this means: until Embiid and George return, Maxey is both the 76ers’ ceiling and their floor. The offense runs through him, and on December 20, that was more than enough.

The implication: if the 76ers can beat Dallas with their two stars in street clothes, the Mavericks need to fix their closing lineup before the next meeting.

How many wins do the Mavericks have?

The exact 2025-26 win total isn’t included in the game reports reviewed, but the December 20 result is clear: the Mavericks lost 121-114 in Philadelphia (ESPN game recap).

2025-2026 Mavericks win-loss record

• December 20, 2025: Mavericks 114, 76ers 121 — a road loss (ESPN game recap).
• Dallas led 97-91 entering the fourth quarter before Philadelphia closed with a 30-17 quarter (quarter scores via ESPN game recap).
• Leading scorers: Anthony Davis (24 points, 14 rebounds) and Cooper Flagg (24 points) shared the team high (1075 The Game (Westwood One affiliate); ESPN game recap).
• Naji Marshall added 22 points and 10 rebounds; P.J. Washington scored 15 (1075 The Game (Westwood One affiliate)).
• Klay Thompson and Brandon Williams each added 10 points (1075 The Game (Westwood One affiliate)).

Six players in double figures is the offensive blueprint Dallas wants. The problem was the fourth quarter: 17 points, compared with Philadelphia’s 30.

Comparison to previous seasons

• March 2, 2023: Luka Dončić scored 42 and Kyrie Irving added 40 in a 133-126 Mavericks win over the 76ers (matchup history data).
• By contrast, Dallas’s December 20, 2025 scoring was spread across six players in double figures, led by Davis and Flagg at 24 each (1075 The Game (Westwood One affiliate)).

The 2023 version of this matchup was a guard duel. The 2025 version was a team effort — and the team effort lost.

Impact on playoff positioning

• The loss stings because Dallas had the game tied at 104 in the fourth quarter on the road (ESPN game recap).
• Philadelphia protected home court without Embiid and George, which matters for its own playoff push (ESPN game recap).

The bigger picture: Dallas’s identity is shifting around Davis and Flagg, and this game showed both the ceiling (six double-figure scorers) and the floor (a 17-point fourth quarter).

The issue: Dallas doesn’t need more scorers — it needs a closing lineup that gets stops. The Mavericks led 97-91 entering the fourth quarter, then lost it 30-17. That’s the difference between a road win and a what-if loss.

The consequence: unless Dallas’s fourth-quarter defense changes, close road games will keep slipping away.

Who are the Dallas Mavericks’ biggest rivals?

The 76ers aren’t the first name that comes to mind when Dallas fans talk rivals, but the games keep producing fireworks. The last two meetings split cleanly: Dallas won 133-126 in 2023 (matchup history data), and Philadelphia won 121-114 in December 2025 (ESPN game recap).

Historical rivalries

• The series is defined by high-scoring games: the all-time combined average is 241.4 points per game (StatMuse matchup data).
• Dallas averages 102.8 points per game against Philadelphia all-time (StatMuse matchup data).
• Both recent meetings featured a guard explosion — Dončić’s 42 in 2023, Maxey’s 38 in 2025.

Key matchups with 76ers

• December 20, 2025: Maxey (38) and Edgecombe (26) outgunned Dallas’s balanced attack (ESPN game recap).
• March 2, 2023: Dončić (42) and Irving (40) combined for 82 in a 133-126 Dallas win (matchup history data).
• The 76ers won the 2025 meeting without Embiid and George, and Dallas still couldn’t steal it (ESPN game recap).

Fan perspectives

That curiosity extends to ownership. Fans keep asking who owns 73% of the Mavs and how much Mark Cuban still controls, but the game reports we reviewed don’t confirm a current stake.

Why this matters: the Mavericks-76ers matchup is becoming a measuring stick for both rosters as currently constructed, and the ownership questions add noise around a rivalry that’s already loud.

Dallas Mavericks vs 76ers Match Player Stats: Head-to-Head Comparison

Six stat lines, one pattern: Philadelphia’s backcourt outproduced Dallas’s frontcourt where it mattered — in the fourth quarter and in the decisive run.

The edge: Dallas has the more balanced roster on paper, but balance doesn’t matter when one guard can outscore your whole closing unit. Maxey did exactly that when the game was on the line.

Matchup Timeline: How the Game Got Away

• December 20, 2025 — Dallas led 97-91 entering the fourth quarter, then tied the game at 104 on a short Cooper Flagg jumper with 8:56 remaining (quarter data via ESPN game recap).
• The 76ers answered with an 11-0 run lasting about 2 minutes and 21 seconds; Maxey scores seven and Edgecombe four (ESPN game recap).
• Maxey’s three-pointer puts Philadelphia ahead 115-104 with 6:30 left (ESPN game recap).
• Final: 76ers 121, Mavericks 114 (ESPN game recap).
• March 2, 2023 — Mavericks 133, 76ers 126, with Dončić (42) and Irving (40) pacing Dallas (matchup history data).

What this means: the 2023 game was decided by two superstar guards; the 2025 game was decided by a two-minute run. In both cases, the team that executed late won.

Confirmed Facts vs What’s Still Unclear

Here’s what the game reports confirm — and what they don’t cover.

The split: the confirmed list is all box-score facts, while the unclear list is all context. Context decides how you read this game — and how you handicap the next one.

What the Sources Say

Dallas led 97-91 entering the fourth quarter and tied the game at 104 with 8:56 left. Philadelphia then answered with an 11-0 run — Maxey scored seven, Edgecombe four — and closed the game 121-114.

ESPN game recap

Anthony Davis led Dallas with 24 points and 14 rebounds, and Naji Marshall added 22 points and 10 rebounds, but the shorthanded 76ers still finished ahead 121-114.

1075 The Game (Westwood One affiliate report)

Joel Embiid was out with illness and right-knee injury management; Paul George was out with left-knee injury management. Tyrese Maxey carried Philadelphia with a game-high 38 points.

ESPN game recap

The pattern across all three: Philadelphia’s stars and fill-ins both showed up, and Dallas’s fourth-quarter execution didn’t.

Maxey’s 38-point night answered one question — who the Sixers are right now — and raised another: what happens when Embiid and George return to share the floor with him. Dallas, meanwhile, has the pieces in Davis, Flagg, and Marshall to win games like this, but a 30-17 fourth quarter turned a tie into a loss. For Dallas, the implication is clear: build the closing lineup around Davis and Flagg first, or keep watching fourth-quarter leads and road wins slip away against perimeter-heavy teams like Philadelphia.

Frequently asked questions

The takeaway: Philadelphia’s backcourt has the current edge over Dallas in this matchup, and the gap will close only when the Mavericks’ closing lineup improves.