The Philadelphia 76ers entered their Sunday matinee against the Indiana Pacers on November 15, 2026, with momentum and a strong recent scoring run behind Tyrese Maxey. Philadelphia was coming off a 123-112 win over the Toronto Raptors, while Indiana arrived after back-to-back wins of its own, including a 106-104 NBA Cup group-stage victory over the New York Knicks on Friday.
Maxey was the headline name in Philadelphia’s recent form. He scored 27 points against Toronto and continued to lead the Sixers at a 26.7 points per game pace. That kind of production has helped Philadelphia move to 10 wins and stay tied with Boston for the most wins in the Eastern Conference.
Philadelphia’s recent form has been steady
The Sixers have won seven of their previous eight games, and their offense has been carrying them through that stretch. In the win over Toronto, six players scored in double figures, showing a balanced attack behind Maxey’s scoring. Philadelphia has also already beaten Indiana once this season, taking the October 28 meeting 114-109.
Maxey’s night against Toronto stood out not just because of the points total, but because it fit the broader profile of Philadelphia’s season. The Sixers have been getting consistent production from their guard play, and Maxey has been the clearest engine for that success.
Indiana is trying to keep building
Indiana entered the game with a different kind of storyline. The Pacers had been without Tyrese Haliburton because of a hamstring injury after he played four games this season, and they were still trying to stabilize after finishing 19-63 in 2025-26 following a trip to the 2025 NBA Finals the season before. Even so, the recent two-game winning streak offered a sign of progress.
Rick Carlisle said, “Everything's progressing,” and also pointed to improvements on the defensive end, noting that the team had worked to address weaknesses from last season. T.J. McConnell echoed that view, saying the team had taken defense “to the next level” over the last few games.
What to watch in the matchup
Indiana’s latest win came with a strong all-around effort. One Pacers player produced 19 points, 12 assists and two steals, while the team also got 15 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and three steals from another contributor. The question against Philadelphia was whether that momentum could hold up against a Sixers team playing some of its best basketball of the season.
For Philadelphia, the focus remained simple: keep Maxey rolling and continue building on a stretch that has already put the team near the top of the conference. For Indiana, the challenge was to extend a brief run of positive results while still working around Haliburton’s absence.
