76ers steal Game 5 from Knicks behind Tyrese Maxey's heroics to keep season alive

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New York Knicks fans were ready to party as it looked like their team was ready to clinch the first round series over the Philadelphia 76ers. 

Tyrese Maxey had other plans in mind: keep Philadelphia's season alive. 

The 76ers absolutely stole Game 5 from under the Knicks' feet thanks to Maxey's jaw-dropping heroics in the 112-106 overtime victory that sends the series back to Philly for Game 6. 

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Tyrese Maxey, #0 of the Philadelphia 76ers, drives to the basket during the game against the New York Knicks during Round 1 Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs on April 30, 2024 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. (Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

Maxey, the league's Most Improved Player this season, sprinted down the court after the Knicks took a six-point lead, 96-90, with 28 seconds to play. It was on the left wing where he pump-faked a three-pointer, getting Knicks center Mitchell Robinson to leave his feet. As Maxey leaned in for the foul, he took the three and made it with a chance at a four-point play thanks to Robinson's crucial mistake. 

After hitting the free throw, the Knicks saw Josh Hart make just one of two free throws, giving the Sixers a chance to tie the game with another made three. Then, Maxey, who curled around a screen and knocked down a logo three-pointer, tied the game with eight seconds to play. 

Jalen Brunson, the Knicks' star all season including this series, was not able to take the ball downcourt to win it in regulation, and the game needed extra time to find a victor. 

Brunson drained the Knicks' first five points in extra time – a three-pointer and