On May 1, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the New York Knicks returned to their home court to face the Philadelphia 76ers! In the first four games of the series, the Knicks led 3-1! The game came up, and the 76ers dominated the game and played a perfect start of 10-2, and the Knicks fell behind by as many as 9 points in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Knicks played a beautiful turnaround, turning the situation on the court with an 18-2 offensive wave, and the 76ers trailed by six points at halftime. Yibian fought again, the two teams were evenly matched, and the score alternately led, and this situation was maintained until the critical moment, when the 76ers fell into a scoring drought, and the Knicks played a wave of 13-0 to occupy the initiative on the court. At the decisive moment, Maxi scored 7 points in a row to drag the game into overtime. In overtime, Brunson scored five points in a row and was unstoppable, and the 76ers launched a wave of 9-0 offensive to overtake the score. In the end, the 76ers narrowly defeated the Knicks 112-106!
The Knicks have the match point in hand and are in sight of qualifying! However, the Knicks can't get up to speed, and they start slowly and fall into a passive situation early, but the 76ers burst out with an amazing desire to survive and strengthen the offense and defense of the restricted area! After the whole game, the 76ers rebounded (46-40) and the frontcourt rebounds (12-6) all had the upper hand! However, the 76ers' excessive mistakes gave the Knicks too many opportunities to counterattack, and the whole game was over, the 76ers made 16 mistakes, and the Knicks used the mistakes to score 21-18. The 76ers were able to come back from the ground in a game with a very low margin for error because they hit one golden three-pointer after another! The 76ers hit 15 three-pointers on 46.2 percent shooting, compared to the Knicks' 10-of-36 three-pointers and 27.8 percent.
The Knicks filled up the offensive and defensive intensity every game, and Brunson handed over an impeccable report card at home, playing 50 minutes and slashing 40 points + 3 rebounds + 6 assists. According to statistics, Brunson averaged 41 points + 9.7 assists per game in the last three playoff games, and he became the first player in NBA playoff history to accomplish this feat. On the 76ers' side, the Emperor contributed 19 points + 16 rebounds + 10 assists + 5 blocks of triple-double data, and he became the third player in NBA playoff history to contribute at least 15 points + 15 rebounds + 10 assists + 5 blocks in a single game, comparable to Duncan and David Robinson!
After the whole game, Maxey played 51 minutes, 17 of 30 shots (7 of 12 three-pointers), 5 of 8 free throws, 46 points + 5 rebounds + 9 assists, and the plus/minus on the court was +3. In the first half of the game, Maxey and Brunson flew each other, each scoring 15 points to try the knife; in the fourth quarter, the Knicks pressed step by step, forcing out the strongest version of Maxey, he scored 17 points + 3 assists, and continued the team's life! Especially in the last 17 seconds, the Knicks led by 6 points, and the team's generals and home fans have begun to celebrate in advance, but Maxey completed a 3+1 and a logo three-pointer like a god, and forcibly dragged the game into overtime! At the same time, Maxey broke a number of NBA records, including one held by Iverson!
According to the statistics of the NBA's official website, 46 points is a new high for Maxey's personal playoff career single-game scores! At the same time, before this game, the team that trailed by 6 points with 30 seconds left in the final quarter of the playoffs suffered a 141-game losing streak, and Maxey led the 76ers to become the first team to fall behind by 6 points with 30 seconds left in the final quarter of the playoffs but finally completed a shocking comeback. In another statistic, Maxey is the first player in the history of the 76ers to score at least 45 points + 5 rebounds + 5 assists in a single game in the playoffs in the past 23 years, and the last one was Iverson (48 points + 5 rebounds + 6 assists) in G1 of the 2001 Finals. After Iverson, there is no shortage of all-round superstars such as Harden and the Great in the history of the 76ers, but they have failed to do it, I have to say, Maxey is too ruthless, MIP deserves its name, and the future is promising!
Maxey was a god in one battle and saved the 76ers' season! After the game, Maxey had a domineering showdown, and he bluntly said: Our season is in jeopardy, I don't want to go home like this, I have to do this! For the Knicks, it is a pity that the boiled duck was taken away by Maxi! In the words of Knicks coach Thibodeau: This is a difficult loss, once Maxey finds his rhythm, it will be troublesome, and we must play tougher next! Maxey gave everything he had to win respect, but the 76ers still fell behind 2-3, it is foreseeable that the Knicks will continue to give Maxey strength in the future, the 76ers need Maxey to continue to play bravely, and they need the MVP version of the emperor! Fans and friends, do you think this series will drag into the tiebreaker?