76ers Beat Knicks 98-93: James Hits Go-Ahead Shot and Late Putback, Maxey Scores 27
The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the New York Knicks 98-93 on Oct. 30 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in both teams' NBA Cup opener. Philadelphia improved to 5-1. The Knicks, the defending NBA Cup champions, fell to 2-4. Philadelphia is 2-0 against New York this season.
Tyrese Maxey led all scorers with 27 points for Philadelphia. LeBron James finished with 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Anfernee Simons scored 21 points off the bench, making five of eight 3-pointers. VJ Edgecombe had 13 points and eight rebounds, and Joel Embiid had 10 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Philadelphia played without Jaylen Brown, who was ruled out with a left knee issue.
Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns scored 22 points apiece for New York, and Towns added 12 rebounds.
Philadelphia led for most of the game and by as many as 14 points in the second quarter. Brunson's 3-pointer put New York ahead 90-89 with 1:32 left. James answered with a go-ahead fadeaway with 1:10 remaining, and Edgecombe beat the shot clock with a 3-pointer for a 94-90 lead. After Brunson split two free throws, James put back a Maxey miss with 11.9 seconds left to make it 96-91, sealing the win.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 76人球员勒布朗·詹姆斯（2024年奥运会资料图）。Clément Bardot 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / 76ers forward LeBron James (file photo, 2024 Olympic Games). Photo by Clément Bardot, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
