Philadelphia Maxey (No. 0) celebrates after scoring against New York
The National Basketball Association (NBA) Philadelphia 76ers survived the brink of elimination from the playoffs (PO).
Philadelphia won 112-106 after overtime in Game 5 of the 2023-2024 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference 1st round (4 wins out of 7) held at Madison Square Garden in New York, USA on the 1st (Korean time) against the New York Knicks.
Philadelphia, which would have ended the season if it had lost that day, recorded 2 wins and 3 losses and continued its lead to Game 6 at home.
Even when New York was ahead 96-90 with 28 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the 19,000 New York home fans who filled the stadium seemed confident of advancing to the second round.
However, 25 seconds before the end of the quarter, Tyrese Maxey received a foul during a 3-point shot, completing a 4-point play, quickly trailing by 2 points.
New York only made it 97-94, a 3-point lead, as Josh Hart missed one of the 2 free throws obtained due to an opponent’s foul, and Philadelphia extended the game by scoring a tying long-distance 3-pointer from over 10 meters 8 seconds before the end. I passed it.
In overtime, on the contrary, New York, which had been trailing by 4 points, caught up with 4 points at once through free throws and offensive shots obtained by Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid’s flagrant foul, and achieved a 106-106 balance with 1 minute and 14 seconds left.
However, they were unable to add a single point and lost 6 points to Philadelphia, ultimately ending the game with a dramatic comeback win for Philadelphia.
In the second game, New York trailed by 5 points against Philadelphia with 47 seconds left in the game before coming back to win, but on this day, they were unable to defend the score by 6 points in 28 seconds.
Maxey poured in 46 points, and Embiid achieved a triple-double with 19 points, 16 rebounds, and 10 assists, helping the team win.
The 6th game between the two teams will be held in Philadelphia on the 3rd. 토토사이트