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Philadelphia 76ers rally past Indiana Pacers 114-109 as Tyrese Maxey scores 17 of his 27 in the fourth quarter
Tyrese Maxey scored 17 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter as the 76ers came back from 13 down, with Joel Embiid adding 21 and 11.
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Tyrese Maxey scored 17 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, including two late threes, and the Philadelphia 76ers came back from 13 down to beat the Indiana Pacers 114-109 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday, October 28. Philadelphia outscored Indiana 39-21 in the fourth quarter and is 4-1. The Pacers are 2-3.
Joel Embiid had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Jaylen Brown had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Anfernee Simons scored 20 off the bench with six threes. LeBron James had 13 points, 10 assists and 5 rebounds and assisted on four Philadelphia baskets in the fourth quarter. Maxey shot 8-of-18 and made 8 of 9 free throws.
How it turned
The 76ers led 59-44 late in the second quarter, their biggest lead, before Indiana scored eight straight points. VJ Edgecombe answered with a 50-footer at the halftime buzzer, and Philadelphia led 62-52 at the break.
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Indiana opened the third quarter with 17 straight points. Andrew Nembhard scored seven of them, and Kelly Oubre Jr.’s running layup with 6:49 left made it 69-62. The Pacers outscored the 76ers 36-13 in the quarter, and Nembhard’s pull-up jumper with 17 seconds left gave them an 88-75 lead.
Philadelphia then went on a 24-6 run. Simons hit two threes, James hit another, and Embiid’s three-point play cut it to 92-90 with 7:17 left. Maxey’s driving layup with 5:38 left tied it 94-94, and his two free throws 23 seconds later gave the 76ers their first lead since the third quarter. Edgecombe’s three-point play made it 99-94.
Indiana pulled within one, 101-100, on a jumper by Nembhard with 3:07 left. Embiid answered with a jumper, Maxey made three free throws, and after Obi Toppin’s layup made it 106-104, Maxey hit a step-back three with 1:10 left and a 29-footer from James’ pass with 46.1 seconds left for a 112-106 lead.
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The numbers
Philadelphia made 13 of 36 threes and 21 of 24 free throws, and scored 18 points off Indiana’s 15 turnovers. The Pacers shot 36-of-87 (41%) and 9-of-36 from three, and made 28 of 35 free throws. They led 48-36 in the paint and 16-7 in fast-break points, and scored 26 points off the 76ers’ 16 turnovers. There were nine lead changes.
Indiana’s side
Pascal Siakam scored 26 points on 11-of-17 shooting with 11 rebounds, and Nembhard had 18 points and 14 assists. Aaron Nesmith scored 18, Oubre had 15, and Toppin had 13 points and 6 rebounds off the bench. The Pacers were without Tyrese Haliburton (hamstring), T.J. McConnell (hamstring), Ivica Zubac (ankle), Ben Sheppard (knee) and Johnny Furphy (knee).
What’s next
The 76ers host the New York Knicks on Friday, October 30, at 7:30 p.m. ET (2:30 a.m. Saturday Cairo time). The Pacers visit the Miami Heat on Friday, October 30, at 8 p.m. ET (3 a.m. Saturday Cairo time).
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