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Tyrese Maxey #0 of the Philadelphia 76ers looks on in the first quarter against the Charlotte Hornets at the Wells Fargo Center on October 12, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images/AFP
Tyrese Maxey recorded 32 points and six assists and the Philadelphia 76ers held off the absences of Joel Embiid and James Harden to win 129-127 against the host Sacramento Kings on Saturday night.
Tobias Harris had 17 points and six assists before going down for Philadelphia, which finished 5-0 on the road and won its seventh in its past eight games. Montrezl Harrell had 17 points and seven rebounds and Georges Niang also scored 17 points for the 76ers.
Tyrese Maxey has 30 pieces 👀
Sixers up 125-121 with 0:30 left
WATCH: https://t.co/1pomQZN8Pi pic.twitter.com/czIL4DF7qF
— NBA (@NBA) January 22, 2023
Embiid and Harden both sat out with leg injuries but that didn’t stop Philadelphia from beating Sacramento for the ninth straight time.
De’Aaron Fox had 31 points and nine assists for the Kings, who had their six-game winning streak halted. Harrison Barnes made six 3-pointers and scored 27 points and Kevin Huerter added 20.
Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis registered 16 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, just missing his second triple-double. Keegan Murray added 13 points.
Tyrese Maxey is HOOPING 🗣️
15 PTS in Q3, Sixers have their first lead of the game.
WATCH: https://t.co/1pomQZMAZK pic.twitter.com/TNKGAi2S64
— NBA (@NBA) January 22, 2023
Maxey drove for a layup with 44.9 seconds left to give the 76ers a 125-121 lead. Fox answered with a short jumper with 22.8 seconds left to bring the Kings within two.
Maxey made two free throws with 17.8 seconds left before Murray hit a corner 3-pointer to pull Sacramento within 127-126 with 8.4 seconds to play.
Melton made two free throws with 4.3 seconds left to give Philadelphia a three-point lead.
Barnes was fouled on a 3-pointer with 2.9 seconds left and missed the first. He made the second and then missed the third on purpose and the tip Sabonis attempted missed the mark.
Shake Milton added 15 points and De’Anthony Melton had 14 points and seven rebounds for the 76ers, who hit 52.7 percent on their attempts and were 12 of 28 from behind the arc.
Sacramento shot 54.8 percent from the field and made 13 of 33 from 3-point range.
The 76ers trailed by as many as 21 in the first half but Harrell’s three-point play allowed Philadelphia to tie the score at 86 with 6:59 left in the third quarter.
Maxey’s basket with 2:59 left gave Philadelphia its first lead of the game at 95-94.
The 76ers led 102-96 entering the final stanza and scored the first five points to take an 11-point advantage before the Kings rallied.
Barnes made five 3-pointers in the first half and scored 17 points to help the Kings grab a 74-64 lead.
Huerter connected from 3-point range to make it 71-50 with 3:10 left before Philadelphia ended the half with a 14-3 burst.
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