Of the Sixers' 10 rotation players on Thursday, eight were unremarkable or worse. But two players were so good that none of it mattered in the end.

The Sixers sleepwalked through most of the game, but Tyrese Maxey capped off a 40-point night with a game-winning layup.

Tyrese Maxey scored 40 points, including the winning layup with 1.3 seconds remaining, Joel Embiid had 37 points and the Philadelphia 76ers rallied to edge the Sacramento Kings 113-111.

Tyrese Maxey’s game-winning layup lifted the Sixers to a 113-111 win over the visiting Sacramento Kings, with Maxey dropping ...