Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Knicks 106-100 after their championship celebration

A ceremony, then a loss

Maxey set the tone early with two three-pointers and remained explosive until the end.

The game, quarter by quarter

The following recap is based on Sport News Africa. New York led 25-23 after the first quarter, then 58-54 at halftime, with a maximum lead of ten points. Philadelphia took control late in the third quarter by scoring the last eleven points without allowing any. Jaylen Brown capped off the series with a three-pointer from LeBron James, making the score 83-76. The Knicks lost that quarter 29-18.

Karl-Anthony Towns brought New York to within 96-95 with a three-pointer. Joel Embiid responded with one of his own, and the Sixers held on until the end. Both teams shot at 37.2% for New York and 41.6% for Philadelphia.

The newcomers in action

The two media outlets report the same numbers for James, who played a relay role: 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Brown finished with 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists, while Embiid had 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Sport News Africa notes that Simons made three three-pointers and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope two. On the New York side, Jalen Brunson scored 21 points, Towns 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Andre Drummond 12 points and 14 rebounds.

Elsewhere in the league

According to TV5Monde, Oklahoma beat San Antonio 116-104 on Tuesday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points. Victor Wembanyama grabbed 13 rebounds but only made one of his 13 shots for 12 points. In another game of the restart, Detroit won 121-113 against Boston after trailing by 22 points.

Philadelphia will host Cleveland on Thursday, October 22, and New York will travel to Boston on Friday, October 23.