The NBA Philadelphia 76ers today (1) relied on the leading point guard Tyrese Maxey to slash 46 points and 9 assists, and won a big three-dimensional performance with star center Joel Embiid, defeating the New York Knicks 112-106 in overtime, chasing the series to 2 wins and 3 defeats, but in fact, the 76ers fell into a hard battle in this game, of which Joel Embiid was responsible. Skip Bayless, a commentator for the American media "ESPN", said bluntly: "Joel Embiid's performance in this game is like a nightmare, I don't know how the 76ers won the game, among which Joel Embiid is not
Didn't participate in pre-game shooting drills. ”
Joel Embiid played 48 minutes in this game, 7 of 19 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, scored 19 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists, 5 blocks, although he won the big three yuan performance, but there were as many as 9 turnovers, of which the 76ers fell into a hard battle in the first half, Joel Embiid's sluggish performance was one of the reasons, he scored 8 points on 3-of-10 shooting in the first half.
Although Joel Embiid did not play well, the main control Tyrese Maxey scored a new playoff career high of 46 points, and hit a three-pointer to help the team play overtime 8 seconds before the end of regular time, which can be said to be the key to the 76ers' victory, among which Tyrese Maxey's good performance also won the support of fans, and said, "The 76ers are Maxey's team", "The 76ers solved the Knicks in 7 games", "Just give the ball to Maxey".
It is worth mentioning that although Joel Embiid had as many as 9 turnovers in this game, he also became the third player in NBA playoff history to score at least 15 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists and 5 blocks in a single game, after the two players who achieved this feat were San Antonio Spurs legends Tim Duncan and David Robinson.