Tyrese Maxey’s 36 points power the Sixers past the New York Knicks for their third straight win
Joel Embiid and VJ Edgecombe both scored 26 with Embiid adding 10 rebounds in the Saturday night win inside Madison Square Garden.
NEW YORK (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 36 points, Joel Embiid and VJ Edgecombe each had 26 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the New York Knicks 130-119 on Saturday night for their third straight victory.
Paul George added 15 points and Quentin Grimes had 10 for the Sixers, who won at Madison Square Garden for the second time this season. Embiid also grabbed 10 rebounds.
Philadelphia extended its streak to 9-0 when Edgecombe started the second quarter with a 3-pointer. Consecutive three-pointers from Anunoby and Jordan Clarkson put the Knicks back in the lead.
Jalen Brunson scored 31 points for the Knicks, who have lost three straight for the second time this season. Karl-Anthony Towns, who returned after missing one game due to illness, added 23 points and 14 rebounds.
Deuce McBride scored 20 points, OG Anunoby had 19 and Mikal Bridges added 12 for New York.
The Knicks were ahead 30-25 when the Sixers scored the final six points of the first quarter and led 31-30.
Trailing 38-37, the 76ers produced a 9-0 run and grabbed the lead for good. They went ahead by 13 before the Knicks scored the last five points of the second quarter and cut their deficit to 66-58 at halftime.
Embiid’s two free throws gave Philadelphia its largest lead at 96-77 with 3 minutes, 13 seconds remaining in the third quarter. The Knicks’ 10-3 run pulled them within 99-87 heading into the fourth.
Towns’ bucket opened the final quarter and his three-point play with 9:59 left brought the Knicks within 103-94.
The 76ers regained a 15-point lead, but Anunoby’s free throws with 2:08 left got the Knicks within 121-114. However, a Maxey free throw, a layup from Grimes and a a decisive jam from Edgecombe would follow and the Knicks never got any closer.
Next up for the Sixers is a return to Xfinity Mobile Arena to take on the Denver Nuggets on Monday (8:30 p.m., Peacock).