Even wins like this come with their bumps and bruises.
The Sixers knocked off the Indiana Pacers 105-94 Friday night.
They are now 44-37 and can finish no worse than the eighth seed in the East after the Charlotte Hornets lost earlier in the night to the Detroit Pistons. If the Brooklyn Nets can miraculously knock off the Toronto Raptors Sunday, the sixth seed could be in play.
Tyrese Maxey impressively battled his way to 32 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Twenty-seven of his points came before tweaking his right pinky late in the third quarter. He was somehow still the only Sixer other than Paul George to hit a three for the first 45 minutes of this game. George put up 21, shooting 9-of-19 from the floor and 3-of-9 from three along with five boards and two assists.
VJ Edgecombe had 16 on 7-of-14 shooting with nine rebounds and five assists.
Here are some thoughts at the buzzer.