Maxey scores career-high 52 points, injury-depleted 76ers outlast Wembanyama, Spurs 133-126 in 2OT
SAN ANTONIO (AP) Tyrese Maxey had a career-high 52 points and the injury-depleted Philadelphia 76ers overcame Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs 133-126 in double overtime Sunday night for their fifth straight victory.
“We needed that,” Philadelphia forward Nicolas Batum said. “We needed that tonight. Tyrese has been amazing for us all year long. We could easily like “Aw, this is not our night. They’re playing good. Second night of a back-to-back. No, he didn’t give up. He led the way for us. He kept fighting for us.”
Wembanyama had 33 points, 18 rebounds and seven blocks.
Philadelphia star Joel Embiid sat out the second night of a back-to-back. He had played three straight after missing 29 games because of a torn meniscus in his left knee.
Maxey reached 50 or more for the third time this season, joining Embiid, Allen Iverson and Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in franchise history to accomplish the feat. Chamberlain had an NBA-record 45 in 1961-62.
“For my little self to be mentioned with those guys, hey, I’m happy, blessed,” Maxey said.
The 76ers are the first team in league history with two players scoring 50 points in three games in a season with Maxey joining Embiid.
Maxey had 50 points against Indiana on Nov. 12, and 51 at Utah on Feb. 1. On Sunday, he was 19 for 41 from the field, 2 of 10 on 3-pointers and made 10 free throws without a mess.
“I didn’t want to let us lose,” Maxey said. “I just wanted to do whatever I could, exert all my energy. I could live with the result after that. No matter how tired, no matter how sore, I just wanted to go out there and try to help us win.”
Maxey scored 18 points in the fourth quarter and six points in the two overtimes to propel Philadelphia (44-35) into seventh in the Eastern Conference ahead of Miami (43-35).
After San Antonio took a 126-123 lead, the 76ers finished the game on a 10-0 run.
“Their intensity definitely picked up, in the second overtime especially,” Champagnie said. “I think we could have handled it better.”
Philadelphia outscored San Antonio 30-20 in the final nine minutes of regulation, punctuated by Batum’s 3-pointer with 9.3 seconds for a 109-108 lead. Spurs forward Julian Champagnie followed with a 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds remaining, but Maxey tied it 111 with an uncontested layup off an inbounds pass to force overtime.
Champagnie and Tre Jones finished with 17 points each and Malaki Branham had 22 for San Antonio.
Kelly Oubre Jr. had 26 points, Paul Reed had 11 points and 10 rebounds and Batum had nine points for Philadelphia.
Wembanyama had a career-high five 3-pointers and added six assists. He has 42 double-doubles this season and 238 blocked shots. Only 11 other players have 100 blocks this season with Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren second at 184.
“He’s a special man, he’s special,” Batum said. “It was a good call from (San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich) when he said this may be his worst season. That is the scariest part, this may be the worst Wemby we are going to see in 15 years. I’m glad I won this one tonight.”
Both teams are hindered by injuries as the regular season winds down.
San Antonio was without Devin Vassell, Jeremy Sochan, Cedi Osman and Dominick Barlow. Vassell and Sochan were ruled out for the season last week with foot injuries.
Spurs forward Keldon Johnson returned after missing three games with a sprained left foot but exited after turning his left ankle with 7:28 left in the game.
“Keldon is a one-of-a-kind player for this team,” Champagnie said. “He’s the heart and soul of this team. He brings a lot of energy. Regardless if he’s scoring or not, his presence is definitely felt on both ends of the floor. Losing him definitely hurt us.”
In addition to Embiid, Philadelphia was also without Tobias Harris, Kyle Lowry, Robert Covington and De’Anthony Melton.
Embiid scored 70 points against San Antonio in a 133-123 victory in Philadelphia on Jan. 22.
UP NEXT
76ers: Host Detroit on Tuesday night.
Spurs: At Memphis on Tuesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Paul Reed vs. Victor Wembanyama (Julian Champagnie gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 | | Tre Jones misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:43 |  | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | ||
| 11:35 | | Tyrese Maxey misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:33 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:27 | | Julian Champagnie misses two point running jump shot | ||
| 11:24 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | Victor Wembanyama blocks Paul Reed's two point layup | ||
| 11:13 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | Tyrese Maxey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Malaki Branham defensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | Paul Reed shooting foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | ||
| 10:57 | | +1 | Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 |
| 10:57 | | +1 | Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-2 |
| 10:35 | | Paul Reed misses two point layup | ||
| 10:31 | | Paul Reed offensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | Paul Reed misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:31 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | Keldon Johnson turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 10:18 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup (Paul Reed assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:06 | | +3 | Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 2-5 |
| 9:56 | | Cameron Payne misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:52 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | Victor Wembanyama turnover (bad pass) (Nicolas Batum steals) | ||
| 9:35 | | +3 | Cameron Payne makes three point running pullup jump shot | 5-5 |
| 9:18 | | +3 | Keldon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Julian Champagnie assists) | 5-8 |
| 9:06 | | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point layup (Kelly Oubre Jr. assists) | 7-8 |
| 8:52 | | Victor Wembanyama misses two point cutting finger roll layup | ||
| 8:50 | | Paul Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | Keldon Johnson shooting foul (Tyrese Maxey draws the foul) | ||
| 8:47 | | +1 | Tyrese Maxey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-8 |
| 8:47 | | +1 | Tyrese Maxey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-8 |
| 8:31 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point jump shot | 9-10 |
| 8:15 | | Nicolas Batum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:13 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:01 | | Cameron Payne defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | +3 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes three point jump shot | 12-10 |
| 7:28 | | Victor Wembanyama turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Maxey steals) | ||
| 7:24 | | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point running finger roll layup | 14-10 |
| 7:23 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:04 | | Tre Jones turnover (bad pass) (Kelly Oubre Jr. steals) | ||
| 6:59 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point running layup | 16-10 |
| 6:47 | | Paul Reed personal foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | ||
| 6:35 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point driving dunk (Tre Jones assists) | 16-12 |
| 6:22 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Cameron Payne assists) | 18-12 |
| 6:01 | | Malaki Branham misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:59 | | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | Cameron Payne misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:49 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point driving finger roll layup | 18-14 |
| 5:22 | | +3 | Mo Bamba makes three point jump shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 21-14 |
| 5:10 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. shooting foul (Tre Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 5:10 | | Tre Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:10 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | +1 | Tre Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-15 |
| 4:47 | | Cameron Payne misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 4:45 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 4:31 | | Tre Jones misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:29 | | Victor Wembanyama offensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | Victor Wembanyama misses two point tip dunk | ||
| 4:27 | | Tre Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | Tre Jones misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:21 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 4:14 | | +3 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot | 24-15 |
| 3:52 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:47 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | Victor Wembanyama blocks Kelly Oubre Jr.'s two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:40 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 3:27 | | Mo Bamba misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:24 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | Mo Bamba blocks Zach Collins's two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 3:21 | | Blake Wesley offensive rebound | ||
| 3:20 | | +2 | Blake Wesley makes two point tip layup | 24-17 |
| 3:11 | | 76ers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:00 | | +2 | KJ Martin makes two point floating jump shot (Kelly Oubre Jr. assists) | 26-17 |
| 2:33 | | +2 | Zach Collins makes two point floating jump shot (Devonte' Graham assists) | 26-19 |
| 2:17 | | Mo Bamba misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:14 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 | | Buddy Hield shooting foul (Julian Champagnie draws the foul) | ||
| 2:05 | | Julian Champagnie misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 2:05 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 | | +1 | Julian Champagnie makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 26-20 |
| 2:05 | | +1 | Julian Champagnie makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 26-21 |
| 1:52 | | Jeff Dowtin Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:49 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 1:30 | | Mo Bamba blocks Zach Collins's two point layup | ||
| 1:27 | | KJ Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 1:20 | | Buddy Hield turnover (bad pass) (Julian Champagnie steals) | ||
| 1:16 | | +3 | Devonte' Graham makes three point running jump shot (Julian Champagnie assists) | 26-24 |
| 0:54 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 29-24 |
| 0:43 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:40 | | Jeff Dowtin Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:34 | | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point driving floating jump shot | 31-24 |
| 0:13 | | Devonte' Graham misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:09 | | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Blake Wesley personal foul (Tyrese Maxey draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | | Tyrese Maxey misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:33 | | Devonte' Graham defensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | Devonte' Graham turnover (bad pass) (Buddy Hield steals) | ||
| 11:33 | | Zach Collins shooting foul (Buddy Hield draws the foul) | ||
| 11:33 | | 76ers delay of game violation | ||
| 11:33 | | +1 | Buddy Hield makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-24 |
| 11:33 | | +1 | Buddy Hield makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-24 |
| 11:18 | | +2 | Zach Collins makes two point driving finger roll layup (Devonte' Graham assists) | 33-26 |
| 11:18 | | Mo Bamba shooting foul (Zach Collins draws the foul) | ||
| 11:18 | | +1 | Zach Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 33-27 |
| 11:03 | | Mo Bamba misses two point hook shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Buddy Hield offensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | Buddy Hield misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:59 | | Devonte' Graham defensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | Devonte' Graham turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 10:55 | | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point cutting layup (Buddy Hield assists) | 35-27 |
| 10:43 | | Keldon Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Maxey steals) | ||
| 10:38 | | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point running layup | 37-27 |
| 10:23 | | Mo Bamba shooting foul (Keldon Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:23 | | +1 | Keldon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-28 |
| 10:23 | | +1 | Keldon Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-29 |
| 10:11 | | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point pullup jump shot (Buddy Hield assists) | 40-29 |
| 10:00 | | Devonte' Graham misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:57 | | Jeff Dowtin Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point jump shot (Jeff Dowtin Jr. assists) | 42-29 |
| 9:32 | | Zach Collins offensive foul (Paul Reed draws the foul) | ||
| 9:32 | | Zach Collins turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:32 | | Zach Collins technical foul | ||
| 9:32 | | +1 | Tyrese Maxey makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 43-29 |
| 9:21 | | Tre Jones personal foul (Tyrese Maxey draws the foul) | ||
| 9:15 | | Tyrese Maxey misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:12 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | Malaki Branham misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:59 | | Zach Collins offensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | Tyrese Maxey personal foul (Zach Collins draws the foul) | ||
| 8:50 | | +3 | Malaki Branham makes three point jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 43-32 |
| 8:36 | | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point driving finger roll layup | 45-32 |
| 8:25 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving floating jump shot (Zach Collins assists) | 45-34 |
| 8:11 | | Paul Reed misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:05 | | Tre Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | Devonte' Graham misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 7:54 | | Zach Collins offensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | +2 | Zach Collins makes two point tip layup | 45-36 |
| 7:35 | | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point turnaround bank hook shot (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 47-36 |
| 7:33 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:22 | | Malaki Branham misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:17 | | Victor Wembanyama offensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point tip layup | 47-38 |
| 7:11 | | Cameron Payne turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 6:58 | | +3 | Malaki Branham makes three point jump shot (Sandro Mamukelashvili assists) | 47-41 |
| 6:43 | | Buddy Hield misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | +3 | Malaki Branham makes three point jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 47-44 |
| 6:14 | | Keldon Johnson blocks Kelly Oubre Jr.'s two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:10 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive rebound | ||
| 6:09 | | Tre Jones turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:54 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Buddy Hield assists) | 49-44 |
| 5:37 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:34 | | Tre Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | Paul Reed shooting foul (Sandro Mamukelashvili draws the foul) | ||
| 5:29 | | +1 | Sandro Mamukelashvili makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-45 |
| 5:29 | | +1 | Sandro Mamukelashvili makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-46 |
| 5:15 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:13 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point running dunk (Sandro Mamukelashvili assists) | 49-48 |
| 4:56 | | Cameron Payne misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 4:56 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | +3 | Julian Champagnie makes three point running jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 49-51 |
| 4:50 | | 76ers 60 second timeout | ||