With less than 30 seconds left in Game 5 on Tuesday night, the Sixers’ season was on life support. The New York Knicks were up 96-90 and were on the precipice of winning playoff series in back-to-back years for the first time since the Obama administration.
Someone forgot to tell Tyrese Maxey.
Maxey gave the Sixers a glimmer of hope by drilling a three-pointer—which the definitely-not-crooked-refs tried to call a two at first—while drawing a foul on Mitchell Robinson. After Josh Hart split a pair of free throws on the other end, the Sixers were down three with 15 seconds left to play and no timeouts.