- Maxey hit two 3-pointers after the trip to help send the game to overtime.
- New York probably would have won the game and eliminated the 76ers with that decision.
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The NBA has stated that officials for Tuesday night’s Game 5 between the Knicks and 76ers missed a critical trip on Philadelphia star Tyrese Maxey.
Maxey’s walk with the ball occurred on the play in which he hit a three-pointer and fouled New York’s Mitchell Robinson.
Maxey’s effort helped the 76ers push their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series to a Game 6 on Tuesday night thanks to a pair of clutch 3-pointers with less than 30 seconds left in regulation against the Knicks. .
Now, according to the league’s Final Two Minute Report, Maxey’s star-making effort should have been interrupted before it began, along with three other missed calls.
Down 6 with 28.2 seconds left, Maxey collided with Robinson and hit a 3-pointer, which he made. Maxey also shot the next free throw.
Maxey scored 46 points in the win, including 17 of 30 field goals and seven 3-pointers.
Maxey dove on Robinson to start his 4-point play that helped the 76ers win
Josh Hart missed one of two free throws to give the Knicks a 3-point lead with 15.1 seconds left.
Brunson stunned the Madison Square Garden crowd by hitting the game-tying 3-pointer from the Knicks logo, including Ben Stiller in the celebrity row.
The Knicks couldn’t score to end regulation time and fell in overtime to the 76ers. Now, the series returns to Philadelphia.
The other calls that will be identified as incorrect include a clock error, when there should have been 0.4 seconds left on the final play of regulation instead of time running out, giving the Knicks a desperate chance to win the game early. of extra time.
Jalen Brunson also should have been called for an offensive foul on the play where he was flagrantly fouled by Joel Embiid. Hart was also deemed not out of bounds with 41.5 left in regulation.
