Tyrese Maxey’s unstoppable play led the Philadelphia 76ers to victory in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Nick Nurse’s men in the away arena after extra time 112:106 (26:17, 17:32, 26:21, 28:27, 15:9) defeated the New York Knicks and eased the series result to 2-3.
T. Maxey scored 46 points in 52 minutes (10/18 doubles, 7/12 triples, 5/8 penalties), grabbed 5 balls, made 9 assists, but violated the rules 5 times and made 3 mistakes.
Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris scored 19 points for the winners.
For the New York team, Jalen Brunson scored 40 points, Josh Hart scored 18.
Maxey hit a 3-pointer with 25 seconds left in regulation to cut Philadelphia’s deficit to two points. After that, J. Hart made one free throw and finally T. Maxey’s 3-pointer with 8.1 seconds left tied the score.
The Knicks scored the first five points of overtime, but Philadelphia played better in the final minutes.
Game 6 of the series will be played at the 76ers’ home arena.
the knicks: Jalen Brunson 40 (11/21 doubles, 4/11 triples, 6 assists, 4 turnovers), Josh Hart 18 (6/11 doubles, 1/6 triples, 9 rebounds, 4 assists), OG Anunoby 17 (5/7 doubles, 2/5 triples, 6 rebounds, 4 steals), Miles McBride 14 (4/4 doubles, 2/7 triples, 4 rpg, 4 rpg), Donte DiVincenzo 9 (1/7 rpg, 4 rpg), Isaiah Hartenstein 6 (7 rpg, 4 rpg), Mitchell Robinson 2 (7 rep. for.).
76ers: Tyrese Maxey 46 (10/18 doubles, 7/12 triples, 5 rebounds, 9 rebounds), Tobias Harris (4/5 doubles, 3/6 triples, 8 rebounds) ) and Joel Embiid (6/15 doubles, 1/4 triples, 16 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 blocks, 9 turnovers) each for 19, Kelly Oubre 14 (6/10 doubles, 4 rebounds), Nicolas Batum 8 (2/6 tr., 8 tr.), Cameron Payne 6 (2/5 tr.).
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