US EditionTyrese Maxey scores 40 points and hits winning layup to lead Philadelphia 76ers over Sacramento Kings
- On Thursday, Tyrese Maxey finished with 40 points and converted the go-ahead layup in the final seconds as Philadelphia 76ers rallied to defeat Sacramento Kings 113-111 at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
- Behind a two-man surge, Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid combined for 77 of Philadelphia's 113 points, while Sacramento was hampered by missing rotation players and foul trouble.
- Joel Embiid's box score shows 37 points and eight assists on 13-21 shooting, Paul George added 15 points, and on the final possession Kelly Oubre Jr. fed Embiid before Maxey's left-handed layup foul by Precious Achiuwa.
- The result moves the Philadelphia 76ers back to five games over.500, while Sacramento's loss extends its skid to seven straight and worsens its 3-21 road record; the Kings travel to Boston on Friday and the Sixers host New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday.
- Tyrese Maxey's performance suggests signs of returning to early-season form, and Nurse said, 'got to really play them for the 48 minutes.
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We interrupt our ongoing tribute to Comrade McQuade to provide a score from Thursday night: The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Sacramento Kings, in Philadelphia, by the deeply mockable score of 113-111. Tyrese Maxey's give-and-go and-1 layup with 1.3 seconds left was the denouement to what looked for much of the second half like an embarrassing loss to the team with the league's worst record, and which happened also to be in the throes of a sev…
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NBA: Tyrese Maxey delivers in clutch, leads 76ers past Kings
PHILADELPHIA — Tyrese Maxey scored 40 points, including the winning layup with 1.3 seconds remaining, Joel Embiid had 37 points and the Philadelphia 76ers rallied to edge the Sacramento Kings 113-111 in the NBA on Thursday night. Paul George added 15 points for Philadelphia, which came back from an 11-point deficit in the fourth-quarter. READ: NBA: Paul George, Joel Embiid carry 76ers past Bucks Dennis Schroder scored 27 points and DeMar DeRozan…
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