In the midst of all the misfortune, grateful Sixers to have Maxey “ giving everything that is `night after night, appeared originally on NBC Sports Philadelphie
Chicago – On several occasions this season, it seems that Tyrese Maxey has the whole world on his plate.
He has dug very well lately.
The victory of the Sixers on Saturday evening at the United Center resulted in more misfortune and uncertainty; Paul George’s match ended in the second quarter because of a finger problem with a left finger. The fact that Maxey barely left the court allowed the Sixers to finish a perfect back with back.
He recorded 43 minutes and displayed 31 points, nine assists, five rebounds and two interceptions.
“To be alongside someone who will give everything every night, he reveals to you in a way and increases your level of play,” said Kelly Oubre Jr. “I think he should not go unnoticed that It is here every night by giving everything. And I do the same. So I am lucky to be by his side.
Maxey is up to 37.9 minutes per match, which ranks second in the NBA. He has not scored less than 28 points in a match since January 4.
The defensive level of 24 years certainly has not dropped either. As anyone in his position would, Maxey showed frustration, disappointment and fatigue here and there through losses, wounds and chaos all around him. But it has often allowed the Sixers to be competitive while being terribly in digital disadvantage.
“We continue to have things thrown away, PG who withdraws,” said head coach of the Sixers, Nick Nurse. “We bring it together in the best that we can and the essential is that we play in the right way. The defense excited her when she really needed, created a lot of turnover in the fourth quarter. And the offensive, once again, the guys just played the right game most of the game. If we do that, we will give ourselves a chance to win.
“Throw this Denver game … and the defense came (along) without (Joel Embiid and Andre Drummond) in there. We have to reconstruct things together more with help, help help, dismember and all this kind of thing, and we get there with that. “”
The nurse had to make regular adjustments on the fly for a team of 17-27 accustomed to long injury reports.
However, with a veteran back in the mixture, the nurse chose to sit a healthy guard on Saturday. Kyle Lowry returned from a right hip injury and Jeff Dowtin Jr. was sitting on the bench in a hooded sweatshirt. Lowry has registered next to Reggie Jackson and the nurse even used Lowry-Jackson-Maxey alignments for 10 minutes. He had adopted a similar approach in the Christmas victory of the Sixers against the Celtics.
“You will remember some time ago … to get some protection protection to play Reggie and Kyle Ensemble,” said the nurse. “And when Kyle came out, it seemed to be a little more logical to leave Jeff Man these minutes. It is not a ton; It is new, 10 minutes. I thought he had done an incredible job last night (against the Cavs).
“And I said to myself ok, Kyle returns, let’s go back to something else. Jeff just played last night. So, it’s a bit of a Kyle that returns the inspection, and I think it worked well. “”
Jackson scored 12 points in 15 minutes. Lowry has collected two points, two assists, a rebound, a flight and a block. The overall results were not sparkling and the Sixers were certainly small sometimes enough, but Maxey always had an elevated examination … apart from a search of good humor in Lowry.
“It’s great,” he said with a smile in the changing locker rooms. “It honestly reminds me of Kentucky. I played in a starting alignment with me, Immanuel Quickley and Ashton Hagans. This range was very effective. You have three guys who can enter, create their own plan, create photos for others, shoot the ball … and play defense.
“They will therefore be extremely annoying and annoying. This group is great. It was good to recover Kyle. Reggie Jackson made big blows. Now we just need Kyle to make a three and everything will be fine. »»
With the Sixers leaning in their lack of size, the rebound of Oubre was essential. He had a second excellent consecutive performance – 22 points, 12 rebounds, three assists, no turnover. On the back, he caught 25 boards.
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“I played against (Knicks Wing) Josh Hart enough to see what he does and how he can have an impact on the game. … It’s just a thing of effort,” he said. “It’s just to put yourself in the right positions. The more you do, the more comfortable you are to find the ball. And the ball finds energy.
“No, there is no secret. It’s just going there and wanting more.
Even with another injury and a back to back and the reality that no prediction of pre-season had the team outside the spots of the game tournament for 44 games, the Sixers have indeed played as if they wanted Many a second consecutive victory.
They are still 11th in the Eastern Conference classification, but the Sixers drew in a Bulls match and have a 2-0 lead in the series of the season.
“Kyle said it was a must. We are fighting for our lives right now, so each game is important and this game was extremely important, “said Maxey. “You never know. Like last year, equality breaks are important. It was the first time I saw it. Last year, we had an equal break with a team, a break in equality with another team.
“This (maybe) the difference between being fourth and 10th. … We do not know where we are going to fall in the standings, we do not know how it will end, but I think that for the moment, it is simply a question of improving every day and continuing to win matches. “”