Sixers doing fine without Tyrese Maxey, knock off Knicks

Joel Embiid had 35 factors and eight rebounds, James Harden added 29 factors and 13 assists and the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the host New York Knicks 119-112 on Sunday.

Georges Niang contributed 16 factors and De’Anthony Melton had 15 for the Sixers, who received their eighth in a row with out injured guard Tyrese Maxey.

Julius Randle led the Knicks with 35 factors and eight rebounds whereas Jalen Brunson added 23 factors and 11 assists. Brunson went to the locker room with 3:59 left within the fourth quarter with an undisclosed damage and sat out the rest of the sport on the bench.

RJ Barrett had 17 factors and 10 rebounds and Mitchell Robinson chipped in with 10 factors and 16 rebounds for the Knicks, who’ve misplaced three straight.

Immanuel Quickley scored 11 factors and Quentin Grimes added 10.

Randle dropped in a 3-pointer from the nook and the Knicks went forward 45-35 with 5:49 left within the second quarter.

Melton saved the Sixers shut, and his fourth trey closed them to inside 52-44 with 3:27 remaining.

The Sixers stayed aggressive and sliced the deficit to 58-54 after Embiid hit a pair of free throws with 1:06 to go.

Randle was stellar with 25 factors on 9-of-15 capturing within the first half.

The Knicks gave the impression to be taking a six-point benefit into the locker room, however Shake Milton banked in a halfcourt shot on the buzzer to shut inside 63-60.

Brunson knocked down a 3-pointer from the nook with 5:48 left within the third and the Knicks led 83-78. Mitchell then threw down a dunk, Barrett drove to the basket and scored and the benefit was 9.

Consecutive baskets from Embiid rapidly minimize the deficit to 5.

Harden transformed a four-point play and added one other trey within the last minute, however the Knicks nonetheless led 96-95 on the finish of the third.

The Sixers tightened defensively and surged forward when Niang hit back-to-back treys to steer 108-100 with 6:52 remaining within the fourth.

Randle grabbed an offensive rebound and dunked on the Knicks’ subsequent possession.

But the Sixers responded and took a 116-102 benefit after Embiid’s tip-in with 4:48 to go.

–Field Level Media/Reuters