What started as a hyped showdown between 76ers middle Joel Embiid and Spurs middle Victor Wembanyama ended with 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey as the sport’s largest star.
Maxey drilled a step-back three off the again rim with beneath a minute remaining in a one-point sport of an eventual 111-106 win.
Maxey was possible (sickness) earlier than the sport however completed 12-for-25, together with 5-for-11 from past the arc, 10 rebounds, eight assists and three steals.
He was huge for Philadelphia following Embiid’s second-quarter ejection after he obtained a double-tech for arguing an offensive foul name.
Embiid ended the sport with 9 factors, whereas Wembanyama led the Spurs (15-14, tenth in Western Convention) with 26 factors.
The 76ers (10-17, twelfth in Japanese Convention) will want extra large video games from Maxey — plus Embiid to remain on the court docket — to beat their horrid begin to the season.
Philadelphia started the 12 months 3-14 however has seven wins in its final 10 video games.
Maxey missed six video games earlier this season attributable to a hamstring harm and returned on Nov. 20. Since returning, he is shot significantly better from three-point vary, which has been essential for the 76ers, who rank twenty ninth in scoring (105.9 factors per sport coming into Monday).
In his final 14 video games, he is shot 36.9% from three-point vary after capturing simply 28.6% from deep in his first seven video games.
Maxey is heating up simply because the Sixers are. It is in all probability not a coincidence.
