PHILADELPHIA — Tyrese Maxey had Sixers lovers roaring “Maxey! Maxey! Maxey!” after just about every electrifying engage in — and he crammed a season’s worth into the breakout game of his youthful career. He wowed on whirlwind layups, connected on 3-pointers from Curry-variety and did no matter what he wished-for at all instances as he dismantled the Raptors.
He even chucked the ball he autographed as the 76ers star of the sport into the stands — the place a supporter designed a two-handed grab.
Everything worked out for Maxey.
Maxey scored 21 of his playoff profession-substantial 38 details in the third quarter and he hit 5 3-ideas to lead Philadelphia to a 131-111 victory about Toronto in Recreation 1 on Saturday night.
“I imagine the only matter I’m likely to remember is us successful,” Maxey stated.
Philly will remember so significantly more.
James Harden had 22 details and 14 helps in his initially Jap Convention playoff recreation as a Sixer. Joel Embiid, the NBA scoring champion, experienced 19 factors and 15 rebounds. They mixed to only make 11 of 32 shots from the ground.
Tobias Harris scored 26 details for the Sixers, striving to get earlier the second spherical for the very first time because 2001.
They host Game 2 on Monday.
The opener belonged to Maxey. The 21-year-aged Maxey is the youngest Sixer at any time to score at least 30 factors in a playoff game.
“I noticed growth, man,” Harden mentioned. “I saw him from becoming up-and-down and not genuinely possessing regular minutes previous 12 months in the postseason to starting off and acquiring a massive function on a championship-contending crew.”
Maxey was neat and self-confident in the third as he swished a 32-footer late in the interval for a 20-level direct that sent his teammates on the bench into a frenzy. The Raptors ended up surprised and had no solution for him: Maxey designed 7 of 8 shots general, equally 3s and all five cost-free throws in 12 minutes.
Whew!
“He just doesn’t enjoy with stress and anxiety,” mentor Doc Rivers mentioned. “There’s not a great deal that ruffles him.”
Pascal Siakam scored 24 points for the Raptors, who dropped rookie Scottie Barnes to an ankle personal injury to worsen what was currently a miserable night. OG Anunoby scored 20 and Fred VanVleet extra 18.
“Collectively as a crew, we just did not match the depth,” Siakam stated.
The Sixers took handle in the to start with 24 minutes and Maxey stepped on the gas in the third versus a workforce that gained the period sequence 3-1 (with Embiid and Harden in the lineup for the very last two).
Maxey, the 6-foot-2 bundle of electrical power in his next season out of Kentucky, led the rapidly start off early with a pair of 3s and 10 quick details that experienced the Sixers rolling with a double-digit direct.
The Sixers are Embiid and Harden’s crew, and as they go, so go the Sixers. But Maxey gives the 76ers a Huge 2 3/4 and was far more than just an capable substitute for the traded Ben Simmons.
Maxey emerged as a trustworthy scoring alternative — 18.7 details and 48% on 3s soon after the All-Star break — and was on goal from tipoff from Toronto. He designed 6 of 10 pictures and his 15 points in the first 50 % ended up one particular shy of matching his playoff high established final year in Match 6 against Atlanta.
Ah, certainly. Atlanta. The Hawks series nevertheless had Philly on edge this week, as the stench of a few household losses and a 2nd-round exit as the No. 1 seed wafted into this year.
The Raptors inched inside of 11 in the third but Harden — the daring trade deadline acquisition designed for these times — buried a 3 and a layup.
Harden then heaved a two-handed bounce pass from midcourt that Maxey caught in stride for a high-traveling, reverse layup. The Sixers led by 18, Toronto known as a timeout and the Philly crowd went wild.
The Sixers outscored the Raptors 29-10 on quick-crack factors.
“He’s managing. You have obtained to reward him,” Harden reported of his major-spin move. “He was operating so fast and we experienced an opportunity to capitalize on transition.”
The Raptors only critically challenged late in the 1st 50 percent. Embiid was strike with a flagrant after he clobbered Barnes on a generate. Barnes built 1 of 2 free throws and the Raptors scored off his skip to pull to 48-42.
Embiid, though, built the Raptors pay moments later. He sneered on a bucket and pressured VanVleet (who fouled out in the fourth) to his 3rd foul. Embiid converted the three-issue participate in for a 57-42 direct.
Maxey took it from there.
“He’s been carrying out that all year,” Embiid explained. “It’s only 1 game. We want to do it three much more occasions.”
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