It's definitely the best game of the NBA playoffs so far!
When the Knicks home fans were ready to celebrate the promotion, 76ers star Maxey directly rewrote the plot of the game at the last moment with a performance that can be called against the sky, helping the 76ers who fell behind 1-3 to survive!
When McBride hit a mid-range shot, the Knicks led by six points at 96-90 with just 28.9 seconds left before the end of the game. If there were no accidents, the Knicks' home court staff were obviously ready to press the button to let the streamers celebrating the promotion fall from the sky, but the scene that followed caused the entire Madison Garden Plaza to fall silent!
Maxey held the ball in the backcourt and ran to the top of the arc, and after blocking and dismantling with Embiid, in the face of Mitchell Robinson's change of defense, Maxi calmly made a feint, deceived Miro into jumping and then made a decisive shot, the referee's whistle blew, and the ball drew a beautiful arc and fell directly into the net, 3+1! At this time, the time was fixed at 25.4 seconds, Maxiga hit a free throw, and the score chased to 94-96!
At this time, the Knicks have the ball and are still the side that holds the initiative, as long as they can consume time, or can hit free throws after being fouled, they still have the chance to win. But then, Hart was fouled and went to the free throw line on 1-of-2 free throws, leaving 15.3 seconds to give the 76ers a chance to tie the game and go into overtime.
This time, it was Maxi who received the ball in the backcourt, and I saw that he just crossed the halfway line with the ball, and he directly stepped on the logo to make a super long 3-point shot, without giving the opponent the slightest opportunity to come forward and interfere. When Miro found out that Maxi was going to make a shot, it was too late to pounce, and Maxi's shot, like the 76ers' inquisitor for the whole season, entered the game and continued, lost it and went home directly. The ball once again drew a beautiful arc, as if equipped with positioning, hollow into the net, steady hit, 97-97, the time was fixed at 8.1 seconds.
From 25.4 seconds to 8.1 seconds, it took only 17.3 seconds for Maxey to rewrite the game with a magical 3+1 and a long-range 3-pointer. In the final 8.1 seconds, the Knicks failed to complete the offense, and the two sides went into overtime.
In overtime, the morale-boosting 76ers played a wave of 15-9 offensive against the opponent, Maxey scored 5 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Embiid also recovered and contributed 4 points, and the two led the team to help the 76ers finally reverse the Knicks 112-106 on the road, making the score 2-3!
The 76ers experienced a moment of life and death in the final moments, and Maxi used a performance against the sky to explain what is the place where miracles happen. After the early exit of the Lakers led by James, the NBA had the first playoff second round without Ganduku in nearly 19 years. When the outside world is worried that the absence of these traffic teams will greatly weaken the traffic and popularity of the NBA, the game between the 76ers and the Knicks is obviously a doping shot for the NBA.
Maxi's supernatural performance, the desperate survival of this game, has once again become a hot topic of discussion among the media and fans. Young Maxey, in the unfavorable situation of Embiid's poor condition with an injury, stubbornly carried the team to escape and brought back the suspense of the series. The older generation of stars is gradually falling, and the NBA will usher in a new era, and the new era is too much needed for such a story!
In the whole game, Maxey scored 46 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, although it is difficult for him to surpass Janduku in the future, but in this game, he is the brightest star on the court!