The Philadelphia 76ers were eight seconds away from crashing out of the NBA playoffs.
But a miracle shot from Tyrese Maxey saved their season as Philadelphia outlasted the New York Knicks 110-106 in Game 5 at the Garden to keep its championship hopes alive.
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Philadelphia had to squeeze everything it could out of the reigning MVP Joel Embiid, who committed nine turnovers but also had a triple double (19 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists) to go with five blocks as he came up big on the defensive end in overtime.
Meanwhile, if it wasn’t obvious enough already, Wednesday’s game was only further proof that Tyrese Maxey is the future at Philadelphia.
The 23-year-old put the Sixers on his back with 46 points, including a logo…
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