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New York Knicks fans were fresh to statement arsenic it looked for illustration their squad was fresh to clinch nan first information bid complete nan Philadelphia 76ers.
Tyrese Maxey had different plans successful mind: support Philadelphia's play alive.
The 76ers perfectly stole Game 5 from nether nan Knicks' feet acknowledgment to Maxey's jaw-dropping heroics successful nan 112-106 overtime triumph that sends nan bid backmost to Philly for Game 6.
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Tyrese Maxey, #0 of nan Philadelphia 76ers, drives to nan handbasket during nan crippled against nan New York Knicks during Round 1 Game 5 of nan 2024 NBA Playoffs connected April 30, 2024 astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York City. (Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
Maxey, nan league's Most Improved Player this season, sprinted down nan tribunal aft nan Knicks took a six-point lead, 96-90, pinch 28 seconds to play. It was connected nan near helping wherever he pump-faked a three-pointer, getting Knicks halfway Mitchell Robinson to time off his feet. As Maxey leaned successful for nan foul, he took nan 3 and made it pinch a chance astatine a four-point play acknowledgment to Robinson's important mistake.
After hitting nan free throw, nan Knicks saw Josh Hart make conscionable 1 of 2 free throws, giving nan Sixers a chance to necktie nan crippled pinch different made three. Then, Maxey, who coiled astir a surface and knocked down a logo three-pointer, tied nan crippled pinch 8 seconds to play.
Jalen Brunson, nan Knicks' prima each play including this series, was not capable to return nan shot downcourt to triumph it successful regulation, and nan crippled needed other clip to find a victor.
Brunson drained nan Knicks' first 5 points successful other clip – a three-pointer and a layup pinch Joel Embiid draped each complete him successful nan team's first 2 possessions.
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Maxey, though, continued to enactment scorching basking from beyond nan arc, draining a three-ball of his ain to trim nan Knicks' lead to 2 points.
The Knicks were not capable to make thing hap connected discourtesy aft that, including a tremendous modulation opportunity pinch Brunson dribbling alongside aggregate teammates and only Embiid astatine nan rim. However, he decided to crockery nan shot to Hart, who was blocked by Embiid.
Jalen Brunson, #11 of nan New York Knicks, prepares for nan opening tipoff against nan Philadelphia 76ers astatine Madison Square Garden connected April 30, 2024 successful New York City. (Elsa/Getty Images)
On nan adjacent possession, nan Sixers took nan lead pinch Kelly Oubre Jr. dunking it pinch 2:21 to play successful overtime. Embiid would further nan lead pinch an and-one to make it 106-102.
However, things went nan Knicks’ measurement again erstwhile Embiid was called for a Flagrant 1 foul connected Brunson, arsenic referees wished nan MVP halfway swiped astatine nan Knicks’ constituent defender and deed him successful nan head. It was a captious call, arsenic Brunson was capable to sprout 2 free throws while nan Knicks retained possession.
Brunson would make 1 of 2 free throws, but he was still capable to necktie it astatine 106 apiece erstwhile he drained a 26-foot three.
The Sixers, though, would retake their lead acknowledgment to Oubre getting wide unfastened successful nan paint, and though he didn’t make nan alley-oop, he buried nan layup to spell up 2 points.
Then, nan back-breaking correction came from Brunson, erstwhile it looked for illustration he was stepping backmost for a three-pointer and nan lead, but Nicolas Batum stepped up for nan block. Brunson tried to propulsion nan shot to Isaiah Hartenstein successful nan correct corner, but nan Knicks’ halfway collapsed to nan hoop expecting Brunson to put nan changeable up.
Joel Embiid, #21 of nan Philadelphia 76ers, reacts earlier nan opening tipoff against nan New York Knicks astatine Madison Square Garden connected April 30, 2024 successful New York City. (Elsa/Getty Images)
The shot went retired of bounds and nan Knicks’ chances of salvaging nan triumph were dormant aft Tobias Harris and Maxey buried free throws.
The Knicks religious could not judge what went down, arsenic nan triumph was virtually successful nan container if they simply played it smart. However, Maxey deserves each nan in installments successful nan world for not giving up and allowing his squad nan chance to support their play alive.
Maxey vanished pinch a game-high 46 points connected 17-of-30, including 7-of-12 three-pointers made. He besides had 9 assists and 5 rebounds. Harris besides had his champion crippled of nan series, going 7-of-11 for 19 points.
Embiid had a unsmooth night, though, committing 9 turnovers which is very uncharacteristic. He was 7-of-19 from nan section and only changeable six free throws, making 4 of them for 19 points total. He did person a game-high 16 rebounds.
Tyrese Maxey, #0 of nan Philadelphia 76ers, celebrates during nan crippled against nan New York Knicks during Round 1 Game 5 of nan 2024 NBA Playoffs connected April 30, 2024 astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York City. (Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
For nan Knicks, Brunson vanished pinch 40 points conscionable 1 crippled aft rewriting nan franchise grounds pinch 47 to lead nan measurement successful Game 4’s win. Hart had 18 points aft missing each his changeable attempts successful Game 4, while OG Anunoby vanished pinch 17 points. Miles "Deuce" McBride went 6-of-11 from nan section for 14 points disconnected nan bench.
The Sixers will return location connected Thursday nighttime successful hopes this momentum tin proceed successful their building, wherever Embiid said it was "disappointing" to perceive really ample of a Knicks contingent was coming successful nan stands.
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Scott Thompson is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
