Tyrese Maxey's Game 5 outing vs. Knicks ignites NBA fans on social media
Tyrese Maxey's Game 5 outing vs. Knicks ignites NBA fans on social media originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Tyrese Maxey has kept the 76ers alive.
Down 97-90 and facing elimination at the New York Knicks on Tuesday, Maxey helped pull Philadelphia back in it to later win 112-106 in overtime.
MAXEY DELIVERS IN THE CLUTCH 😱
WE'RE HEADING TO OT! pic.twitter.com/SCI4aNRPMY— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) May 1, 2024
The 23-year-old led all scorers with 46 points on 17-for-30 shooting (7-for-12 from deep) to go with nine assists and five rebounds in 52 minutes.
Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris each added 19 points as the next highest scorer for Philadelphia on the night.
With the result, the 76ers will head back home for Game 6 in another elimination game. Here are some of the best reactions to Maxey's performance on social media:
maxey had jon stewart shook lmao pic.twitter.com/D1ogD0OHTt
— buckets (@buckets) May 1, 2024
Respect to Maxey.
We should have had it.
Will finish it in Philly.— Ben Stiller (@BenStiller) May 1, 2024
“I was saying some things that my grandma probably wouldn’t like.” —Tyrese Maxey on his celebration at the end of regulation
— Noah Levick (@NoahLevick) May 1, 2024
Holy god what a game. I lost count of the crazy turnovers and chaos sequences. I have no idea how Philly won (well, Maxey), but they did, and this roar of a series moves on. Total point differential through 5 games: Philly +2.
— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) May 1, 2024
Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey are the third pair of teammates in NBA history to each have a 45+ point game in the same postseason. pic.twitter.com/nXKiH7UQJD
— Michael K-B (@therealmikekb) May 1, 2024
Tyrese Maxey made this logo three to seal #2 Kentucky's win over #1 Michigan State in 2019. It was his first college game.
Location: Madison Square Garden.
Some are simply made for the moment and the stage pic.twitter.com/NdfdGqTKfC— Avi Wolfman-Arent (@Avi_WA) May 1, 2024
First guy to leave the locker room and head towards the weight room after that win:
Tyrese Maxey.— Lauren Rosen (@LaurenMRosen) May 1, 2024
Maxey in the 4th:
17 PTS
6-7 FG
4-4 3P
Sent it to OT. https://t.co/OWESIvBonJ— StatMuse (@statmuse) May 1, 2024
Game 6 of the first-round series is slated for Thursday, May 2.