PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — LeBron James hit the go-ahead fadeaway with 1:10 remaining and added a sealing tip-in, and Tyrese Maxey scored 27 points as the Philadelphia 76ers held off the New York Knicks 98-93 in an NBA Cup group game on Friday at Xfinity Mobile Arena. The 76ers improved to 5-1. The Knicks fell to 2-4. Attendance was 21,196.

Maxey finished with four rebounds, four assists and a block. James had 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for Philadelphia. The 76ers led 29-21 after the first quarter and 53-44 at halftime. Philadelphia carried a 77-68 advantage into the fourth quarter before New York rallied. Maxey made two free throws with 7.2 seconds remaining to close the scoring.

New York’s Karl-Anthony Towns led all scorers with 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to go with three assists and a block. Jalen Brunson added 24 points, five rebounds and six assists. Mikal Bridges scored 12 points with five rebounds and two assists, Miles McBride scored 10 points and Josh Hart added seven points, six rebounds and three assists. The Knicks shot 35 of 86 from the floor, 13 of 41 from 3-point range and 10 of 14 from the free throw line.

Philadelphia shot 37 of 75 from the field, 12 of 34 from beyond the arc and 12 of 16 from the foul line. Anfernee Simons scored 21 points for the 76ers. VJ Edgecombe had 13 points and eight rebounds, Joel Embiid added 10 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, and Maxey helped steady Philadelphia late. New York held a 14-5 edge on the offensive glass but finished with only eight assists. Philadelphia blocked four shots to New York’s two. The Knicks committed 13 turnovers and the 76ers 14. Both teams were whistled for 15 fouls. Each team had 92 possessions, with New York posting an offensive rating of 101.5 and Philadelphia 107.0.

Philadelphia opened the scoring on Embiid free throws. Anunoby hit a 24-foot 3-pointer for New York, but Maxey answered with a 26-foot 3-pointer and James added a driving layup. Bridges hit an 8-foot floating jumper, Maxey made an 18-foot pull-up and Towns scored on a driving layup. James then hit a 28-foot 3-pointer, Towns made a 2-foot shot and Brunson hit an 18-foot fadeaway. Edgecombe scored on a step-back jumper and a dunk, Caldwell-Pope made a layup and Edgecombe added a running dunk. Hart hit a 27-foot 3-pointer for New York, Maxey made a 2-foot shot, McBride hit a 23-foot 3-pointer and Embiid made a 12-foot jumper and two free throws. Simons hit a 26-foot 3-pointer, and Anunoby scored inside to close the first quarter with Philadelphia ahead 29-21.

In the second quarter, Bridges made a layup, Maxey scored twice and Towns hit a 26-foot step-back 3-pointer. Labaron Philon made a running pull-up for Philadelphia, Maxey added another basket and McBride hit a fadeaway. Embiid made a turnaround jumper, James hit a 30-foot 3-pointer and Hart answered with a 25-foot 3-pointer. James scored on a 2-foot shot, Brunson made a step-back jumper and a 25-foot 3-pointer, and Edgecombe scored on a tip shot. McBride made an 11-foot pull-up, James made a layup and Towns hit two free throws. Maxey made a driving floating jumper, Hart made one free throw, Bridges hit a 22-foot 3-pointer and Maxey closed the half with a 29-foot 3-pointer to give Philadelphia a 53-44 lead.

Maxey opened the third quarter with a 26-foot 3-pointer and a 17-foot step-back jumper. Bridges hit a 25-foot 3-pointer for New York, Maxey made a free throw and Brunson made two free throws and a 23-foot 3-pointer. Brunson added a running pull-up, Caldwell-Pope hit a 26-foot 3-pointer and Towns made a driving layup. Simons hit a 24-foot 3-pointer, Brunson made a 16-foot shot and James made two free throws. Brunson scored on a driving layup, Simons hit a 27-foot 3-pointer and a 15-foot fadeaway, and Drummond made a driving dunk and a free throw. McBride hit a 26-foot 3-pointer, Simons made two free throws and Brunson made two free throws. Simons closed the quarter with a 27-foot 3-pointer to push Philadelphia’s lead to 77-68.

New York kept pressing in the fourth. Edgecombe scored inside, Towns made a reverse layup and a free throw, and Maxey made a free throw. Towns hit a 26-foot 3-pointer, Simons answered with a 25-foot 3-pointer and Towns made a driving layup. Clarkson scored on a 2-foot shot, Simons made a 7-foot shot, Kolek scored inside and Clarkson added a tip shot. Embiid made a 20-foot jumper, Towns hit a 25-foot running jumper and James made a layup. Bridges made an 18-foot pull-up to cut the deficit to 89-87.

Brunson then hit a step-back 3-pointer with 1:32 remaining to put New York ahead 90-89. James answered with a 12-foot fadeaway with 1:10 left to restore Philadelphia’s lead at 91-90. Edgecombe buried a 27-foot 3-pointer with 33.6 seconds remaining for a 94-90 cushion. Brunson made one free throw with 30.8 seconds left, and James scored on a tip-in with 11.9 seconds remaining to make it 96-91. Anunoby answered with a driving dunk at 8.4 seconds, but Maxey made two free throws at 7.2 seconds to seal the 98-93 victory.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected New York to win 110-105. Interstat’s ELO system gave New York a 76.4 percent probability of winning. New York had been installed as a 3.5-point favorite. The combined score of 191 finished over the 225.5 over/under line.