The Philadelphia 76ers improved to 3-1 on their west coast road trip after beating the Phoenix Suns 109-103 on Saturday night. Joel Embiid led the Sixers with 33 points, nine rebounds and three assists, his eighth 30+ point performance in his last 10 games.
Tyrese Maxey sealed the game late with a huge step-back three and a string of free-throws, and finished the night with 28 points, nine rebounds and six assists, despite struggling from the perimeter for most of the night. Maxey led the Sixers with 13 fourth quarter points.
Dillon Brooks led Phoenix with 28 points. Devin Booker added 18 points and nine assists, but shot just 1-7 from 3-point range in the loss.