Clippers vs. 76ers: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

The Los Angeles Clippers (22-24) play against the Philadelphia 76ers (18-18) at Wells Fargo Center

Game Time: 7:00 PM EST on Friday January 21, 2022

Los Angeles Clippers 32, Philadelphia 76ers 30 (Q2 06:19)

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
BLEDSO3!!!
📺 @BallySportWest | @Eric Bledsoe pic.twitter.com/J7w5LmalDV – 7:45 PM

Philadelphia 76ers @sixers
Niang bang. 💥 pic.twitter.com/pFNwWLndPb – 7:45 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Clippers haven’t taken advantage of non-Embiid minutes at all as they hold onto a 32-30 lead with 6:50 left in the first half. Hartenstein replaced Ibaka to start the quarter, but both backup centers have combined to shoot only 2/7 FGs. – 7:44 PM

Ky Carlin @Ky_Carlin
Furkan Korkmaz with noticeable limp right now after he looked like he hurt his ankle on that drive #Sixers – 7:41 PM

Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
🗣 Batum Battalion Roll Call.
📺 @BallySportWest | @Nicolas Batum pic.twitter.com/zZaUJUgAlS – 7:37 PM

Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
+ 7 after one quarter of action. pic.twitter.com/FkA3gI64Jp – 7:36 PM

Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
The 76ers rank dead last in rebounding and the Clippers, who aren’t that much better, have taken advantage and hold a 16-7 edge there. – 7:34 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Philadelphia is booing Tobias Harris, but he finished the first quarter on a 6-0 run.
Clippers bench came in and droughted for last 3:11, but Clippers still lead 24-17.
Non-Embiid/Harris 76ers: 2/11 FGs. – 7:33 PM

Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
End 1Q: Sixers score the last six points of the quarter, Clippers now lead 24-17. – 7:33 PM

Gina Mizell @ginamizell
Clippers 24, Sixers 17 at the end of the first. LA had a 13-point lead until three consecutive buckets by Harris to close the gap. Philly made just 7 of 23 shots and are getting outrebounded 16-7. Embiid with 5-3-2 in the first. – 7:32 PM

Philadelphia 76ers @sixers
after 1.
🪙 @Cryptocom pic.twitter.com/K0TXCBVJVn – 7:32 PM

Ky Carlin @Ky_Carlin
Tobias Harris with the last 6 points of the quarter and Philly is within 24-17 after 1 quarter. Joel Embiid is shooting 2/5 and Philly as a team is 7/23. #Sixers – 7:32 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Clippers are out to a 22-11 lead, and Tyronn Lue calls timeout to rotate subs in with 3:31 left in first quarter.
Joel Embiid has 5 points on 2/4 FGs, including an and-one that put Ivica Zubac in foul trouble.
Rest of 76ers: 2/13 FGs. – 7:25 PM

Kyle Neubeck @KyleNeubeck
The Clippers are sending a weakside double at Embiid as soon as he touches the ball on basically every single possession, someone is probably going to need to cut off-ball at some point – 7:25 PM

Ky Carlin @Ky_Carlin
Miserable start shouting the ball. Philadelphia is 4/17 and the Clippers are 10/14. It’s a 22-11 lead for LA. #Sixers – 7:24 PM

Mirjam Swanson @MirjamSwanson
22 more points this quarter and Batum will be the captain of that exclusive four-man 30-points-in-one-half club this season.
9 for his last 12 on 3s. – 7:24 PM

Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Nico Batum has picked up where he left off after Monday’s 32-point second half. He’s got 8 points and hasn’t missed. – 7:23 PM

Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
Good to see, ya @Nicolas Batum.
📺 @BallySportWest | #ClipperNation pic.twitter.com/AelaBO9Aey – 7:23 PM

Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Serge Ibaka is the second center for the Clippers, summoned after Zubac gets his second foul not yet seven minutes into this game. – 7:21 PM

Ky Carlin @Ky_Carlin
A Georges Niang-Tobias Harris lineup now on the floor with Philly down 15-8 #Sixers – 7:20 PM

Mirjam Swanson @MirjamSwanson
9-2 early rebounding edge.
66.7% to 30% shooting so far helps too.
Clippers take a lead off the line: 15-8 (6:03 – 1st) – 7:20 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Like a Bat out of Hell… Nicolas Batum picking up where he left off after his 32-point game on Monday, banking in a middy and splashing a 3.
All five Clippers have scored, with Batum and Jackson making 2 FGs each. 15-8 Clippers lead mid 1st quarter – 7:19 PM

Gina Mizell @ginamizell
Poor start for the Sixers, who are shooting 3-of-11, allowing the Clippers to shoot 7-of-10 and are getting outrebounded 9-2. Clippers lead 15-8 about midway through the first.
More about the Sixers’ season-long rebounding woes here: inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-… – 7:19 PM

Ky Carlin @Ky_Carlin
Good to see Isaiah Joe not pass up any open triples he gets in this one. That’s gonna be his main role, obviously. He’s gotta keep putting up those open looks even with the misses. #Sixers – 7:17 PM

Philadelphia 76ers @sixers
🔔Bo Kimble🔔
⌚️@TISSOT pic.twitter.com/vedQ3lRwqo – 7:17 PM

Philadelphia 76ers @sixers
start your night off with a piping hot cuppa Joe. ☕️ pic.twitter.com/AKLdJ2u8W9 – 7:16 PM

Philadelphia 76ers @sixers
Prior to tip, Josh Harris presented @Joel Embiid his December Eastern Conference Player of the Month Award.🏆
Congrats to our EMVPIID! pic.twitter.com/L084jfW8r0 – 7:09 PM

Rich Hoffman @rich_hofmann
Do not know what the bigger challenge will be for the Clippers tonight, Embiid or a 55-degree arena. – 7:08 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Bo Kimble rang the bell before tonight’s Clippers/76ers game here in Philadelphia pic.twitter.com/qFnoA0UcZ6 – 7:07 PM

Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA
New Mismatch with @Chris Vernon on the Suns, Pacers beating the Warriors, Frank Vogel, Daryl Morey’s comments on 76ers/Simmons situation: open.spotify.com/episode/01i06V… – 7:06 PM

Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
Thanks for assist, again! pic.twitter.com/QDftBluE9t – 7:05 PM

Philadelphia 76ers @sixers
how many is Jo dropping tonight? 😏
@Joel Embiid x #NBAAllStar
📱@Socios pic.twitter.com/LAsFT45A5h – 7:03 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Giving up assets to trade away Russell Westbrook for John Wall sounds as ridiculous as giving up assets to trade away Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for Ben Simmons.
And yet somehow both those ideas have been floated today. – 6:39 PM

Philadelphia 76ers @sixers
tonight’s starting five:
• @Furkan Korkmaz
• @Tobias Harris
• @Joel Embiid
• @Zai_Joe1
• @Tyrese Maxey
🏀@RothmanOrtho pic.twitter.com/47Auvr8AO4 – 6:38 PM

Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
The low down on today’s game.
#GetItLocked | @betwayusa – 6:37 PM

Justin Grasso @JGrasso_
Seth Curry is out tonight #Sixers – 6:35 PM

Tom Moore @TomMoorePhilly
Seth Curry is out tonight. Isaiah Joe starting with Furkan Korkmaz, Tyrese Maxey, Tobias Harris and Joel Embiid. #Sixers – 6:35 PM

Gina Mizell @ginamizell
Sixers say Seth Curry (ankle soreness) is OUT for tonight’s game against the Clippers…and Isaiah Joe is in the starting lineup. Maxey, Joe, Korkmaz, Harris and Embiid will start. – 6:35 PM

Ky Carlin @Ky_Carlin
Seth Curry is out tonight
Starting lineup is:
Tyrese Maxey
Isaiah Joe
Furkan Korkmaz
Tobias Harris
Joel Embiid #Sixers – 6:34 PM

Justin Grasso @JGrasso_
Furkan Korkmaz and Isaiah Joe are starting #Sixers – 6:34 PM

Noah Levick @NoahLevick
Seth Curry (left ankle soreness) is out tonight vs. the Clippers. – 6:34 PM

Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
Ready to roll.
🕓 4:00PM PT | 📺 @BallySportWest pic.twitter.com/rl8bch1lTW – 6:27 PM

Philadelphia 76ers @sixers
Friday flexin’ 👀
cc: @Georges Niang pic.twitter.com/XOo21gA1Rk – 6:23 PM

Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
Voting is as easy as…
1️⃣ Vote on clippers.com/vote
2️⃣ Tweet #PaulGeorge ➕ #NBAAllStar
3️⃣ Vote on the NBA App – 6:21 PM

Philadelphia 76ers @sixers
guess whose shoes 👀
👟 @SoleSavy – 6:16 PM

Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
Big Coats on the East Coast.🧥
📸 @Lexus Looks pic.twitter.com/VWvzdAtsBl – 5:51 PM

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FULL BREAKDOWN ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/pnMy3tC7BK – 5:50 PM

Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Don’t know if it was clear during Ty Lue’s pregame but Marcus Morris Sr. is available and playing tonight. – 5:43 PM

Ky Carlin @Ky_Carlin
Ty Lue on the differences between Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid: “One guy had 49, one guy had 50.” #Sixers – 5:38 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Ty on difference between Jokic and Embiid: “One had 50 and the other had 49” – 5:37 PM

Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Nico Batum is playing tonight, Ty Lue said. He said the quick stay in protocols was the result of an initial inconclusive test. – 5:37 PM

Noah Levick @NoahLevick
From Doc Rivers pregame:
-Seth Curry still questionable with left ankle soreness
-Jaden Springer call-up about needing healthy bodies, hasn’t had a chance to watch him with Blue Coats
-Thinks Charlie Brown Jr. has chance to be “great defender” in NBA, that he struggled vs. ORL – 5:33 PM

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Counter-report: 76ers still fining Ben Simmons for missed games, just not small violations nba.nbcsports.com/2022/01/21/cou… – 5:32 PM

Tom Moore @TomMoorePhilly
#Sixers coach Doc Rivers: Seth Curry is still questionable tonight. – 5:28 PM

Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Doc Rivers says pregame that it’s not strange to coach against the Clippers because the roster has turned over so much. But of T Mann, Doc said he could see his development “coming” early on. He also singled out how hard Zubac is running on his rolls of late. – 5:27 PM

Tom Moore @TomMoorePhilly
#Sixers coach Doc Rivers on calling up rookie Jaden Springer from Delaware: ‘We’re going to need bodies. Guys are out.’ – 5:24 PM

Tom Moore @TomMoorePhilly
#Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey getting his pregame work in with Spencer Rivers as assistant coach Sam Cassell watches: pic.twitter.com/nHLNniQlWb – 5:06 PM

Ky Carlin @Ky_Carlin
Jaden Springer has been recalled from Delaware #Sixers – 5:02 PM

Justin Grasso @JGrasso_
The #Sixers have recalled Jaden Springer – 5:02 PM

A. Sherrod Blakely @ASherrodblakely
“Just playing my game, just dominating like I’ve been all season.” – Joel Embiid, who has emerged as one of the front-runners in the league MVP race.
fullcourtpress.bulletin.com/embiid-loves-t… – 4:23 PM

The Ringer @ringernba
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🏀 The Warriors’ recent issues
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Philadelphia 76ers @sixers
when you have work at 3 but picture day at 4: pic.twitter.com/m9mGIzdKOY – 4:22 PM

Tom Moore @TomMoorePhilly
#Sixers face #Clippers in a little over three hours: pic.twitter.com/PkFEEcqCvm – 4:02 PM

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
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Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
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Philadelphia 76ers @sixers
greatness. pic.twitter.com/NQjFm5Jw3Z – 2:18 PM

Philadelphia 76ers @sixers
“With the Blue Coats, they always talk about being water. Being able to come in and have high energy. Have good character, be a good person, work hard.” – @CharleskBrownjr – 2:01 PM

Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
Game day in the City of Brotherly Love 📍
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📻 @AM570LASports, @TuLigaRadio pic.twitter.com/yplMjUoVqN – 1:43 PM

Rich Hoffman @rich_hofmann
Doc Rivers has raved about Tyrese Maxey’s work ethic. There are days when the Sixers have to tell him to rest and not come to the practice facility.
With @CjHolmes22, the story of how those habits developed (Spoiler: He’s been like this for a while): https://t.co/LQ6lDIH2Tw pic.twitter.com/uG0MFCdKaH – 1:32 PM