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Philadelphia 76ers rally past Charlotte Hornets 109-104 as Tyrese Maxey scores a season-high 38 without LeBron James and Joel Embiid
Tyrese Maxey scored 15 of his 38 in the fourth quarter, Anfernee Simons added 19 and VJ Edgecombe hit a late step-back three as Philadelphia closed on a 19-7 run to move to 6-1.
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Tyrese Maxey scored a season-high 38 points, 15 of them in the fourth quarter, and the Philadelphia 76ers rallied past the Charlotte Hornets 109-104 at Spectrum Center on Saturday, October 31, without LeBron James and Joel Embiid. Philadelphia trailed by 7 with under five minutes left and is 6-1. Charlotte is 3-4.
Maxey made 13 of 23 shots, 4 of 9 threes and 8 of 9 free throws, with 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals in 38 minutes. Anfernee Simons scored 19 off the bench with 5 threes, and Jaylen Brown, cleared to play after missing Friday’s game, started and had 16 points and 4 assists.
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How it turned
Charlotte took control late in the first quarter. Grayson Allen scored 11 points in the quarter, including two threes in the final 2:32, and the Hornets were up 37-24 before settling for a 37-27 lead after one. Philadelphia won the second quarter 30-17 and led 57-54 at halftime, but the Hornets won the third 29-20 and went into the fourth ahead 83-77.
The fourth quarter got heated. Allen and Brown drew a double technical foul with 6:23 left, and Moussa Diabate’s dunk off a Brandon Miller pass put Charlotte up 97-90 with 4:51 to go. Allen’s three made it 101-94 with 3:41 left, but from 97-90 down, Philadelphia outscored Charlotte 19-7. Simons hit a three and a layup around a Maxey free throw to make it 101-100, Maxey’s two free throws with 1:22 left put the 76ers ahead for good, and VJ Edgecombe’s step-back three with 36.1 seconds left made it 105-101, a night after his late three helped beat the Knicks.
Sion James missed a shot on Charlotte’s next possession, and Maxey made two more free throws. Miller’s three with 6.5 seconds left cut it to 107-104, and Brown’s two free throws closed it out.
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The numbers
Philadelphia had 11 steals and only 8 turnovers, forced 18 Charlotte turnovers and scored 50 points in the paint. Dean Wade had 10 assists, 5 rebounds and 4 points. Edgecombe finished with 10 points and 8 rebounds, and Jabari Walker scored 12 off the bench. James (back) and Embiid (foot) sat out the second night of a back-to-back.
The Hornets’ side
Allen scored 27 off the bench on 9-of-12 shooting and 7 of 10 threes. Miller had 24 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists with 5 threes, Naz Reid scored 14, and Diabate went 5 of 5 for 10 points with 8 rebounds. Dennis Schroder had 7 assists but made 1 of 11 shots. Charlotte played without Kon Knueppel (hamstring), Coby White (calf) and Grant Williams (hamstring) in front of a sellout crowd of 19,533. More on Brown’s return here.
What’s next
The 76ers host the Chicago Bulls on Monday, November 2, at 7:30 p.m. ET (2:30 a.m. Tuesday Cairo time). The Hornets host the Detroit Pistons on Monday, November 2, at 7:30 p.m. ET (2:30 a.m. Tuesday Cairo time).
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