Daily News | Sixers outlast Indiana Pacers in 129-126 overtime win played without Joel Embiid
But the 76ers’ star guard made up for it on the ... defensive end?
After letting a 13-point second-half lead slip, the Sixers needed a frenetic close to regulation to get to overtime. Trailing 120-116 following Myles Turner layup with less than a minute to play, Maxey collected a steal and breakaway layup, before Harris followed a Maxey miss to tie the score with 6.1 seconds to play. Hield missed a floater at the buzzer.
The Sixers led 97-84 at the end of the third quarter, after Maxey got to the basket for a driving layup in the final seconds. But Indiana used a 14-2 run to turn a double-digit deficit into 113-112 lead when Buddy Hield buried back-to-back three-pointers and a Mathruin basket counted because of a goaltending call with less than three minutes to play.
Maxey still was not quite back to his original rotation, however. He played the first quarter’s initial six minutes, then returned late in the period to run point on the second unit comprised of Shake Milton, Matisse Thybulle, Niang, and Harrell. During that time, he hit a spinning jumper, dished a wraparound pass to Harrell for a dunk, and found Niang for an open three-pointer. But he did not close the first half with the rest of the starters.
In the first half, Harrell went a perfect 5-for-5 — including a finish through two defenders and celebratory flex — for 12 points. His finish off a feed from Harris late in the third quarter pushed the Sixers’ lead to 93-84. His fourth-quarter dunk gave the Sixers a 108-96 advantage with eight minutes to go.
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