2025-26 Sixers Bell Ringer standings: Tyrese Maxey – 19 Joel Embiid – 7 VJ Edgecombe – 6 Paul George – 6 Dominick Barlow – 2 Andre Drummond – 2 Jared McCain – 2 Adem Bona – 1 Justin Edwards – 1 Quentin
Grimes – 1 Kelly Oubre Jr. – 1 Trendon Watford – 1 15th roster spot – 1
The Sixers extended their win streak to five games after their 113- 94 victory in Golden State.
They were without Joel Embiid (injury management) and Paul George (suspended). The Warriors were without the services of Stephen Curry (knee), Jonathan Kuminga (knee) and Jimmy Butler (ACL).
The Sixers dominated for most of the game, with the Warriors getting it close in the middle quarters following a 17-2 run.
The Sixers’ bench unit was crucial in picking up the slack for a poor Tyrese Maxey shooting night (prior to the fourth quarter).
A lot of guys contributed, including a magnificent stretch of minutes from Adem Bona and better shooting from Quentin Grimes, but two guys stood out above the rest for Bell Ringer consideration.
VJ Edgecombe: 25 points, 11-of-20 FG, 2-of-7, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals
Edgecombe bounced back from a tough night against the Clippers with an elevated offensive performance. He felt comfortable from inside the paint Tuesday, operating in the midrange to his pull-up and converting through contact in the paint.
In the first he kicked off his scoring with a step-back up jumper going left and cut through the defense with a slithering layup in traffic.
In the second, the rookie blew past Al Horford for a layup and hit a pull-up three over Draymond Green.
In the third frame, after drawing a foul on Horford and making 1-of-2, he crossed up De’Anthony Melton and finished a difficult layup through Green in the paint. On the next possession, he hit a catch-and-shoot three.
He continued his attack in the fourth with more tough buckets against a lackluster defensive effort from Golden State.
He had a possession against Bahamian national team teammate Buddy Hield, whom he took all the way to the cup for a left handed finish … with some trash talk to top it off.
Another veteran-like performance for the Sixers’ first-round pick.
Trendon Watford: 16 points, 7-of-13, 1-of-2, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks
Watford was extremely valuable for the Sixers’ offense against the Warriors. His point-forward ability gave the Sixers an extended period in the first half to rest Maxey. In that time, the Sixers went on a 20-4 run to extend a double-digit lead.
It does not always look pretty, but his effectiveness as a driver helped the Sixers reserves keep pace with the bench unit of Golden State.
He would add a couple buckets throughout the second half through aggressive drives and conversions in the paint, including a deep three in the fourth to extend the lead to over 20 points with just a few minutes remaining.
His playmaking ability was a constant presence on a night where Maxey did not have his full offensive arsenal working.
