Jalen Brunson scored 38 points, and the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 125-119 in overtime.
Tyrese Maxey made a driving layup with 3.2 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 109 for the 76ers, but the Knicks outscored them 16-10 in overtime.
During clutch time, the Knicks outscored the 76ers 17-13. Brunson (Clutch Player of the Year, 2024-25) scored 8 of the Knicks’ 17 on 3 for 4 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Josh Hart had 3 of his 4 steals, one of them leading to his driving dunk that put the Knicks ahead 104-102, and the Knicks scored 7 points off them. With 7.1 seconds left, Maxey stole the ball from Brunson, and his driving layup off it tied the game at 109.
Mikal Bridges scored 23 points (10 in the first quarter) with 5 3-pointers, and Miles McBride added 13 points (9 on 3 3-pointers) off the bench.
For the 76ers, Maxey had 33 points and 6 assists, and Paul George added 26 points, 6 assists and 3 steals.
The Knicks shot 53.5% from the field and 43.2% from 3 to the 76ers’ 50.0% and 37.1%. The 76ers gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Knicks missed.