NEW YORK, NEW YORK — The Philadelphia 76ers beat the defending champion New York Knicks 106-100 on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden, a few hours after the Knicks raised their championship banner, in both teams' season opener, NBA.com reported.
Tyrese Maxey led all scorers with 28 points. Jaylen Brown added 19, LeBron James 14 in the opener of his 24th season, and Joel Embiid 13. Karl-Anthony Towns' 3-pointer cut it to one with 4:37 left, but New York scored on only two of its last eight trips, and Maxey's steal of an OG Anunoby pass and dunk put Philadelphia up six. Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 21 points on 6-of-19 shooting.
Earlier, Detroit trailed Boston 72-50 in the third quarter, then outscored the Celtics 23-0 in a five-minute stretch of the fourth to win 121-113. The NBA said it was the largest comeback on the season's first day since 1997-98. Oklahoma City beat San Antonio 116-104 behind 32 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in a rematch of last season's Western Conference Finals.
The banner went up first; the 76ers took the night.
Source: NBA.com
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