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Tyrese Maxey scored a career-high 50 factors, Joel Embiid had 37 factors and the Philadelphia 76ers improved to 8-1 with their eighth straight victory, beating the Indiana Pacers 137-126 on Sunday night time.
Philadelphia performed with out Kelly Oubre Jr. after he broke a rib when hit by a automobile in a hit-and-run incident on a Heart Metropolis Philadelphia road Saturday night time, After the sport, Oubre’s teammates despatched him a video of the post-game locker room celebration after being unable to get him on FaceTime. ‘
‘The sport in the present day, I am certain Tyrese was occupied with it and we had been all occupied with it,’ Embiid mentioned.
‘We simply need him to take his time, recuperate and know that we have now his again. He is wanted as a result of he is an enormous a part of us. We missed him tonight, however he ought to take his time.’
Maxey was 20 for 32 from the sphere and had seven rebounds, 5 assists and three blocks within the first of two straight video games in Philadelphia between the groups. His earlier excessive was 44 towards Toronto on Oct. 28, 2022.
Tyrese Maxey scored a career-high 50 factors because the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Indiana Pacers
Philadelphia performed with out Kelly Oubre Jr. after he broke a rib when hit by a automobile on Saturday
A Sixers fan holds up an indication in assist of Oubre Jr., who faces a big spell out injured
Maxey’s last basket got here on a 32-foot step-back 3-pointer with 1:05 to play after Embiid – who has tagged Maxey with the nickname ‘The Franchise’ in previous interviews – handed him the ball and set a display screen to free him.
‘Joel needed me to get 50 greater than even I did,’ Maxey mentioned. ‘When he gave me the ball, he mentioned, `You’re going to shoot this basketball.´ And that is why I admire my teammates, my coaches and the followers. It was an amazing night time and we bought the win, which is what issues most.’
Embiid had 13 rebounds in 33 minutes. The 76ers are off to their finest nine-game begin since opening 10-0 in 2000-01 en path to the NBA Finals.
‘We’re taking part in collectively and trusting one another,’ Embiid mentioned. ‘It might not appear to be we did not play protection tonight, however (Indiana) performs so quick its unbelievable with the tempo. So they’re going to rating quite a bit, however we simply competed. We lowered our guard for a bit, however we had Tyrese to assist shut it out.’
‘We had been all occupied with it… we missed him tonight,’ mentioned Joel Embiid, who had 37 factors
Maxey was 20 for 32 from the sphere and had seven rebounds, 5 assists and three blocks
Tyrese Haliburton led Indiana with 25 factors and Myles Turner had 22. The Pacers had gained three a row.
‘This is among the prime two or three groups in all the league and we all know that,’ Pacers coach Rick Carlisle mentioned. ‘There are specific issues that we are able to and can do higher on Tuesday. We’ve got to take a look at it, be sincere about what they’re and make these changes.’
After trailing by 19 within the first half, Indiana took its first lead at 105-104 early within the fourth quarter on Aaron Nesmith’s jumper within the paint. The 76ers pulled away with an 18-6 run, capped by Maxey’ putback of a Patrick Beverley’s errant shot.
‘There have been stretches the place they actually bought going and we could not shut off the water there,’ 76ers coach Nick Nurse mentioned. ‘However we actually bought it going within the fourth.’
Maxey raised to common to twenty-eight.6 factors in his new position as the ground chief within the wake of the commerce of James Harden to the Los Angeles Clippers.
‘I had been lacking the open threes and I stored telling my uncle that I am unable to preserve lacking them,’ Maxey mentioned. ‘Tonight, they fell.’
