Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Maxey Scores 27 as the 76ers Rally From 13 Down to Beat the Pacers 114-109 in Indianapolis

Tyrese Maxey scored 27 points, including two 3-pointers in the final 90 seconds, and the Philadelphia 76ers rallied from 13 points down after three quarters to beat the Indiana Pacers 114-109 on Wednesday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Philadelphia won the fourth quarter 39-21. Maxey scored 15 points in the period, and his second late 3-pointer gave the 76ers a 112-106 lead with 46 seconds left. The win was Philadelphia's fourth in five games to open the season.

A third quarter collapse

The 76ers led 62-52 at halftime after VJ Edgecombe hit a half-court shot at the buzzer. Indiana then scored the first 17 points of the third quarter to take a 69-62 lead, and a second run stretched the margin further. Philadelphia shot 5 of 21 from the field in the quarter while Indiana made 13 of 23 shots, and the Pacers led 88-75 after three quarters.

Simons starts the comeback

Anfernee Simons opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer 18 seconds in, and Philadelphia ran off 26 of the first 34 points of the period to lead 101-96 with 4:24 to play. Maxey tied the game at 94 on a layup and put the 76ers ahead 96-94 with two free throws at the 5:15 mark. Pascal Siakam and Andrew Nembhard scored on consecutive possessions to bring Indiana within one point with 3:07 left, and it stayed a one-score game until Maxey closed it out from long range in the final 1:10.

Simons finished with 20 points off the bench. Joel Embiid had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Jaylen Brown added 20 points and 10 rebounds, and LeBron James had 13 points and 10 assists for Philadelphia.

Short-handed Pacers

Siakam led Indiana with 26 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out with 12 seconds left. Nembhard, back after missing Monday's loss at Milwaukee with neck soreness, had 18 points and 14 assists. Aaron Nesmith scored 18, Kelly Oubre Jr. had 15 and Obi Toppin added 13 for the Pacers, who lost their second straight game and fell to 2-3.

Indiana played without Tyrese Haliburton, who has a strained left hamstring. Coach Rick Carlisle said Haliburton could miss as much as two weeks. Center Ivica Zubac missed his second straight game with a sprained left ankle.

What comes next

Philadelphia, now 4-1, hosts the New York Knicks on Friday. Indiana plays at Miami on Friday, and Carlisle said he will miss that game to attend his father Preston Carlisle's celebration of life service in Ogdensburg, New York. Preston Carlisle died on October 3 at age 96. Assistant coach Lloyd Pierce will serve as head coach for the Pacers in Miami.