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12/19 21:18 CST Maxey, Edgecombe help the 76ers hand the Knicks their second
home loss of the season
Maxey, Edgecombe help the 76ers hand the Knicks their second home loss of the
season
By BRIAN MAHONEY
AP Basketball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --- Tyrese Maxey scored 30 points, VJ Edgecombe had 23 and the
Philadelphia 76ers became just the second visiting team to win at Madison
Square Garden this season, beating the New York Knicks 116-107 on Friday night.
Andre Drummond, starting with Joel Embiid out because of an illness and right
knee injury management, had 14 points and 13 rebounds. The center was 3 for 4
from 3-point range.
The 76ers snapped the Knicks' six-game winning streak by outscoring them 28-20
in the fourth quarter, when Maxey scored 11 points and Jalen Brunson missed all
five of his shots and was scoreless.
Brunson finished with 22 points, nine assists and six rebounds, but shot 7 for
22 a night after making the go-ahead 3-pointer with 4.4 seconds left in a
victory at Indiana. Karl-Anthony Towns also scored 22 points and grabbed 11
rebounds.
In their first home game since winning the NBA Cup on Tuesday, the Knicks fell
to 13-2 at home. They had been off to their best start at MSG since 1992-93.
They celebrated the Cup title before the game, though they have chosen not to
hang a banner to commemorate it, as previous champions the Lakers and Bucks did.
The Knicks wasted Mitchell Robinson's best game of the season. The center had
season highs of 21 points and 16 rebounds and was a stunning 7 for 8 at the
free-throw line after he came into the game 6 for 27 (22.2%) for the season.
Mikal Bridges also scored 21 points.
Maxey and Edgecombe combined for 18 points in the fourth quarter after the
76ers led by one going into the period. The Knicks were 1 for 8 on 3s in the
quarter.
Up next
76ers: Host Dallas on Saturday.
Knicks: Host Miami on Sunday.
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This story has been corrected to show that Andre Drummond scored 14 points. A
previous version said he had 19.
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