Tyrese Maxey

2022 - 10 - 29

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Raptors' Pascal Siakam praises Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey for big ... (Sixers Wire)

The Philadelphia 76ers were looking to get on track after a disappointing 1-4 start and a bad loss to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday to start a four-game ...

He didn’t stop.” He was 10-for-10 and 7-for-7 from deep at halftime in order to lead Philadelphia to the win. He was on fire.

Pascal Siakam Reacts to Tyrese Maxey's Dominant Performance (CalBearsMaven)

Doc Rivers felt his team lacked energy against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. Mix that in with the idea that the Raptors were out for revenge after ...

In the first half of action, Maxey was a perfect 10-10 from the field and hit on seven three-pointers. I think he was ten for ten at the half. Maxey got hot once again and tacked on another 17 points, generating his first 40-plus performance of his career on Friday. As the Sixers entered Friday’s matchup shorthanded without their All-Star center [Joel Embiid](https://www.si.com/search?query=Joel+Embiid), they relied on the hot hand, which was Maxey, right out of the gate. Mix that in with the idea that the Raptors were out for revenge after last year’s playoffs and the [Philadelphia 76ers](http://si.com/nba/76ers) head coach believed his team completely failed to match the opponent’s energy earlier this week. Rivers looked on the bright side, though.

76ers vs. Raptors: Top 5 Plays From Tyrese Maxey's Career Night (Sports Illustrated)

Maxey set his original career high during his rookie season. In a game against the Denver Nuggets, Maxey registered 39 points in the blowout loss. On Friday, he ...

With nearly three defenders closing in on him, Maxey was able to get his shot off and used his speed to his advantage as he avoided contact and buried the tough shot. His shot was successful as he gave the Sixers the lead with his buzzer-beater at the end of the first quarter. Despite having a defender right in his face, Maxey threw up a three-point shot and registered the first points of the night. The first time Maxey fearlessly attacked the rim in the second quarter, he went right. Maxey’s first shot was a special preview of what was to come on the night. He drained nine three-pointers and hit on 15 of his 20 shots as the Sixers cruised past the Raptors with a 112-90 victory.

'Tyrese is the one that steps up' – 76ers' Thybulle, Rivers laud ... (sportsmax.tv)

With Joel Embiid out of the line-up for the Philadelphia 76ers' trip to take on the Toronto Raptors,...

we talked to [the rest of the team] this morning about trying to find matchups and then spacing the floor and attacking. "You could even take it back to the COVID games we were looking at our bench, like who’s gonna be the one to step up? "It was [about] getting good looks," he said.

Philadelphia's Tyrese Maxey dominant as Sixers rout Raptors 112-90 (StCatharinesStandard.ca)

TORONTO - The Philadelphia 76ers were ready for the second game of their back-to-back series in Toronto. The Raptors weren't.

VanVleet scored his first point of the game on a free throw with 3:04 left in the third. scored six points in the fourth quarter to finish with 14 and forward Chris Boucher added five to finish with eight. Toronto trailed by as many as eight points in the first quarter, but Siakam made a three-pointer with 4.3 seconds left to tie the game 26-26. missed the game for personal reasons. With the game well out of hand, Raptors head coach Nick Nurse started putting his reserves out. He’d started the play when he stripped Harden just over centre and broke out on his own for the highlight-reel jam. Siakam led Toronto with 18 points in the half. His output made up for the absence of all-star centre Joel Embiid, who was a late scratch from Philadelphia’s lineup. “He said that he was every time, but he certainly was out of sorts. Tyrese Maxey scored a career-high 44 points as the Sixers routed Toronto 112-90 on Friday, two nights after the Raptors had soundly beat them. “Tonight we knew it was going to be extremely hard without Joel,” said Maxey. The Raptors weren’t.

Maxey has career-high 44, 76ers beat Raptors without Embiid (Lexington Herald Leader)

Tyrese Maxey scored a career-high 44 points, carrying the Philadelphia 76ers without Joel Embiid to a 112-90 victory over the Toronto Raptors.

… Toronto didn’t score a bench point in the first half. … After shooting 25 for 44 in the first half, Philadelphia shot 6 for 20 in the third quarter. The Raptors didn’t make a first-half turnover in Wednesday’s 119-109 win over Philadelphia, and had nine in the game. Maxey made five more shots in the second, two of them from distance, and Harden scored eight points to give the visitors a 65-48 lead at the half. Raptors: Toronto made 10 turnovers in the first half, leading to 18 points for the 76ers. Anunoby scored 19 points and Scottie Barnes had 13 for the Raptors, who lost for the first time in three home games.