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Jalen Brunson scored 23 points and Julius Randle (17 points, 10
rebounds) had a double-double for the Knicks, who snapped a
three-game losing streak. RJ Barrett finished with 22 points and
nine rebounds while Cam Reddish added 11 points off the bench.
Tyrese Maxey scored 31 points and Tobias Harris had 23 points
for the 76ers, who have lost two straight. Philadelphia was
without defending NBA scoring champion Joel Embiid, who missed a
third straight game with a non-COVID illness, as well as James
Harden, who suffered a right foot tendon strain Wednesday night
that is expected to sideline him the remainder of the month.
Substitute starters Montrezl Harrell had 14 points and
De'Anthony Melton added 12 points for the 76ers. Philadelphia's
starting backcourt of Maxey and Melton (4-for-18 shooting)
combined to shoot 14-for-47 (29.8 percent) from the field.
The 76ers held an eight-point lead in the first quarter before
the Knicks took a pair of eight-point edges, one late in the
second quarter and one early in the third. Philadelphia went on
a quarter-spanning 14-2 run -- a span in which New York went
0-for-7 with four turnovers -- and took its biggest lead at
86-74 on a 3-pointer by Furkan Korkmaz 1:22 into the fourth.
Toppin, who opened the final quarter by missing two 3-pointers
and committing a turnover, began the comeback by draining a
3-pointer with 10:15 left for the Knicks, who outscored the
76ers 32-18 the rest of the way. Philadelphia was 5-of-20 from
the field with five turnovers following Korkmaz's 3-pointer.
The Knicks got within one point twice before Toppin's go-ahead
3-pointer. After a turnover by Maxey, Brunson converted an
old-fashioned 3-point play to extend the lead to 100-96 with
1:05 left. The teams then combined to hit 10 of 12 free throws
before Georges Niang drilled a 3-pointer with 9.1 seconds left
to pull the 76ers within 105-104.
Brunson converted the second of two free throws and Melton
missed a 3-pointer with 3.3 seconds left. Brunson tossed the
subsequent inbounds pass well beyond half-court to Reddish, who
dribbled out the clock.
--Field Level Media
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