Maxey helped send the game to overtime, but was held scoreless in the extra frame. With the loss, the Sixers have dropped seven of their last eight games.

Tyrese Maxey scored 39 points, including 28 in the second half, in the loss for Philadelphia, which played without Paul George and Joel Embiid and fell to 3-14. Maxey, who tied the game with three free throws with just over 11 seconds left, was held scoreless in overtime.

Tyrese Maxey’s 39-point performance, along with some good efforts from his Sixers’ teammates, wasn’t enough to outlast the Houston Rockets in overtime on Wednesday.