Scheduled
Portland Trail Blazers at Utah Jazz
2026-27 · Regular season
Philadelphia 76ers beat New York Knicks 98-93 as LeBron James’ late putback seals it and Tyrese Maxey scores 27
LeBron James scored the go-ahead jumper and a late tip-in to finish with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, and Philadelphia held off New York in both teams' NBA Cup group opener.
In this article
LeBron James scored the go-ahead basket with 1:10 left and tipped in a Tyrese Maxey miss with 11.9 seconds to play, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the New York Knicks 98-93 at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Friday, October 30, in both teams’ opener in Emirates NBA Cup group play. James finished with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. Philadelphia is 5-1. The Knicks, the defending NBA Cup champions, are 2-4.
Maxey led the 76ers with 27 points on 10-of-19 shooting, and Anfernee Simons scored 21 off the bench, making 5 of 8 threes. Philadelphia played without Jaylen Brown, who was ruled out with left patellar tendinopathy.
Video: NBA / X.
How it turned
The Knicks led only twice, and briefly. They were up 29-21 after one quarter and went ahead by 14, 42-28, on a 30-foot three by James midway through the second. It was 53-44 at halftime and 77-68 after three quarters, with Simons scoring 13 points in the third.
New York chipped away in the fourth behind Karl-Anthony Towns, who scored 11 points in the quarter. His running three made it 87-85 with 4:46 left, Mikal Bridges hit a pull-up to make it 89-87, and Jalen Brunson’s 26-foot step-back three put the Knicks ahead 90-89 with 1:32 to play. It was their first lead since the opening minutes.
James answered with a fadeaway from 12 feet. After Brunson missed, VJ Edgecombe hit a 27-foot three with 33.6 seconds left to make it 94-90. Brunson made 1 of 2 free throws, Maxey missed on the next trip, and James tipped in the rebound for a 96-91 lead. OG Anunoby’s dunk with 8.4 seconds left made it a three-point game, and Maxey’s two free throws sealed it.
Video: NBA / X.
The numbers
Edgecombe had 13 points and 8 rebounds, and Joel Embiid had 10 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists but made just 3 of 12 shots. Philadelphia shot 37 of 75 from the field and 12 of 34 from three, with 26 assists.
The Knicks took 11 more shots, grabbing 14 offensive rebounds to the 76ers’ 5, but shot 35 of 86 overall and 13 of 41 from three.
New York’s side
Brunson scored 24 points with 6 assists on 8-of-22 shooting, including 13 points in the third quarter. Towns had 22 points and 12 rebounds, Bridges scored 12, and Miles McBride added 10 off the bench. Anunoby had 9 points on 4-of-10 shooting, and Josh Hart went 2 of 9.
What’s next
The 76ers visit the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday, October 31, at 6 p.m. ET (midnight Cairo time). The Knicks host the Brooklyn Nets on Monday, November 2, at 7:30 p.m. ET (2:30 a.m. Tuesday Cairo time).
Full box score and play-by-play: Game Center. All-time head-to-head.
Join the discussion
0 commentsTalk basketball. Keep it respectful. You can use a name or stay Anonymous. Comments publish immediately.
Be the first to start the conversation.