In the fifth game of the first round of the Eastern Conference of the NBA playoffs in the 23-24 season, the Knicks faced the 76ers at home, and the two teams played very fiercely, and the Knicks once took a 96-90 lead in the final quarter, Maxey scored three plus one, Hart made one of two free throws, Maxey hit three points again, and the two teams entered overtime with a 97-tie.
As soon as the overtime came up, Brunson helped the Knicks score 5 points first, Maxey responded with 3 points, Embiid scored 4 points in a row, the 76ers regained the score, Brunson equalized with 3 points, the 76ers scored another 2 points under the basket, the Knicks did not attack continuously, the 76ers hit consecutive free throws, and finally the 76ers defeated the Knicks 112-106 away to tie the series to 2-3.
Today Maxey scored a playoff career high of 46 points, he hit consecutive 3-pointers in the final quarter to help the 76ers escape from death, Embiid today although the shooting percentage is not good, but still contributed 19 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists of the triple-double data, the next game The 76ers still have to tap the team's offensive potential, theoretically the 76ers are the better side.
The Knicks are still too dependent on Brunson, but the short man also made two mistakes in the most critical overtime, he scored 40 points in the whole game, and the Knicks' Hart scored 18 points today, but unfortunately he gave the 76ers a chance to fight back in one of the two free throws in the final quarter, and the Knicks can play fewer and fewer players now, they really need to distribute physical energy more reasonably, and the paranoid Thibodeau is a high probability event if he still follows the current employment model.