Maxey scores 27 as 76ers hold off Knicks 98-93

Tyrese Maxey scored 27 points, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the New York Knicks 98-93 at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Friday night. Maxey made 10 of 19 shots and finished with four rebounds and four assists. Philadelphia made 37 of 75 field goals, which is 49.3 percent, and 12 of 34 threes.

Philadelphia leads by 14

Philadelphia led 29-21 after the first quarter. New York's biggest lead of the game was one point, at 3-2 with 11:07 left in the first quarter.

The 76ers' biggest lead came with 6:00 left in the second quarter, when they led 42-28. They were ahead 53-44 at halftime.

Knicks cut into it

New York got within range in the third quarter. Philadelphia and New York each scored 24 in the quarter, and the 76ers led 77-68 going into the fourth.

The Knicks made their run late. Jalen Brunson made one of two free throws with 30.8 seconds left, with New York trailing 91-94. Brunson finished with 24 points, five rebounds and six assists. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 22 with 12 rebounds.

The final minute

LeBron James made a tip shot with 11.9 seconds left to push Philadelphia's lead to 96-91.

OG Anunoby made a one-foot driving dunk with 8.4 seconds left, assisted by Josh Hart, and New York trailed 93-96. Maxey then made two free throws with 7.2 seconds left, and Philadelphia led 98-93. New York did not score again.

James scored 20 points, with nine rebounds and eight assists. Anfernee Simons scored 21, and VJ Edgecombe added 13 on six-of-10 shooting in 36 minutes. Joel Embiid scored 10 on three-of-12 shooting.

Anunoby finished with nine points on four-of-10 shooting. Towns, Mikal Bridges (12) and Miles McBride (10) were the other Knicks in double figures.

The numbers

New York shot 35 of 86 from the field, which is 40.7 percent, and 13 of 41 from three, which is 31.7 percent. Philadelphia's shooting was better in both categories.

The lead changed hands four times over the game.

New York had won at Chicago on Wednesday, 133-127, when [Jalen Brunson scored 38 points](/story/brunson-38-knicks-rally-past-bulls-133-127).

Josh Hart scored seven points and made two of his seven threes in 31 minutes. Jordan Clarkson played nine minutes and scored four. Landry Shamet played 16 minutes and did not score, making none of his three shots. Philadelphia's starters scored 70 points, and its bench scored 28. New York's starters scored 74, and its bench scored 19. Jalen Brunson made eight of his 22 shots and three of his 10 threes.

The crowd at Xfinity Mobile Arena was 21,196.

Scoring

Philadelphia 98: Tyrese Maxey 27, Anfernee Simons 21, LeBron James 20, VJ Edgecombe 13, Joel Embiid 10, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 5, Labaron Philon Jr. 2, Adem Bona 0, Dean Wade 0.

New York 93: Jalen Brunson 24, Karl-Anthony Towns 22, Mikal Bridges 12, Miles McBride 10, OG Anunoby 9, Josh Hart 7, Jordan Clarkson 4, Andre Drummond 3, Tyler Kolek 2, Landry Shamet 0.

Quarters: Philadelphia 29, 24, 24, 21 (98). New York 21, 23, 24, 25 (93).

What is next

The 76ers host the Chicago Bulls on Monday, Nov. 2, with the game listed for 8:30 p.m. ET. The Knicks host the Brooklyn Nets the same night, also at 8:30 p.m. ET.