NBA: 76ers Stun Knicks On McConnell's Buzzer-beater

Zeeshan Mehtab Published January 12, 2017 | 10:30 AM

WASHINGTON, , (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 12th Jan, 2017 ) - T.J. McConnell nailed a short jump shot at the buzzer to give the Philadelphia 76ers a 98-97 home NBA win over the reeling New York Knicks on Wednesday.

With their 11th win of the season the 76ers surpassed their total from their dismal 10-72 campaign in 2015-16,. McConnell, a second-year guard, connected from the left baseline, capping a rally that saw Philadelphia erase a 13-point deficit in the final 8:17.

Joel Embiid had 21 points and a career-high 14 rebounds for the 76ers, and Ersan Ilyasova contributed 16.

"I thought they made gutsy plays," 76ers coach Brett Brown said of his team. "I thought they executed stuff that we drew.

I thought they didn't play afraid." Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks with 28 points. Derrick Rose, whose unexcused absence from Monday's loss to New Orleans rocked New York, scored 25, but the performance of the Knicks stars wasn't enough to stave off a ninth defeat in 10 games.