The Philadelphia 76ers survived the Golden State Warriors in a low-scoring affair, 99-98, at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Thursday behind the heroics of the backcourt duo of Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe.

Edgecombe scored the game-winning basket after tipping in the missed shot of Maxey with only 0.9 ticks left. Maxey, meanwhile, made the game-saving block after denying De'Anthony Melton's last-gasp attempt as time expired.

It was a huge effort on the part of Maxey. It was a memorable one as well, as he and Melton are close friends. When asked about the clutch stop, Maxey refused to gloat . Instead, he shared a heartwarming remark about Melton.

“I'm just happy to see him out there. He was at our house for two to three hours yesterday, just chopping it up, just talking about life. I'm

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