Overview
- Tyrese Maxey returned from illness to score 30 points and controlled the fourth quarter as Philadelphia closed a one-possession game.
- Rookie VJ Edgecombe added 23 points and sealed it with a contested jumper, a 3-pointer and a put-back dunk in the final minutes.
- Joel Embiid was downgraded to out before tipoff for illness and right‑knee injury management on the front end of a back‑to‑back, with Dallas visiting Philadelphia next.
- Starting in Embiid’s place, Andre Drummond produced 19 points and 13 rebounds and went 3-for-4 from beyond the arc.
- New York’s six-game streak ended with just its second home loss of the season as Jalen Brunson and Karl‑Anthony Towns scored 22 each and Mitchell Robinson posted season highs of 21 points and 16 boards while the Knicks went 1-for-8 from deep in the fourth.