![]() "But we really got it going in the fourth." "There were stretches where they really got going and we couldn't shut off the water there," 76ers coach Nick Nurse said. The 76ers pulled away with an 18-6 run, capped by Maxey's putback of a Patrick Beverley errant shot. We have to look at it, be honest about what they are and make those adjustments."Īfter trailing by 19 in the first half, Indiana took its first lead at 105-104 early in the fourth quarter on Aaron Nesmith's jumper in the paint. "There are certain things that we can and will do better on Tuesday. "This is one of the top two or three teams in the entire league, and we know that," Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. Tyrese Haliburton led Indiana with 25 points and Myles Turner had 22. We missed him tonight, but he should take his time." He's needed because he's a big part of us. ![]() "We just want to take his time, recover and know that we have his back. "The game today, I'm sure Tyrese was thinking about it and we were all thinking about it," Embiid said. Oubre's teammates sent him a video of the postgame locker room celebration after being unable to get him on FaceTime. His injuries are not considered season-ending. The Sixers said in a statement Oubre would be reevaluated in a week. Philadelphia played without Oubre, who was struck in a hit-and-run incident on a Center City Philadelphia street and had to be transported to a hospital. We lowered our guard for a bit, but we had Tyrese to help close it out." So they are going to score a lot, but we just competed. "It may look like we didn't play defense tonight, but plays so fast, it's incredible with the pace. "We are playing together and trusting each other," Embiid said. ![]() The 76ers are off to their best nine-game start since opening 10-0 in 2000-01 en route to the NBA Finals. It was a great night and we got the win, which is what matters most."Įmbiid had 13 rebounds in 33 minutes. ![]() "When he gave me the ball, he said, 'You are going to shoot this basketball.' And that's why I appreciate my teammates, my coaches and the fans. "Joel wanted me to get 50 more than even I did," Maxey said. Maxey's final basket came 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 past interviews - passed him the ball and set a screen to free him. "This had nothing to do with me," Maxey said during his postgame interview. He dedicated the performance to Sixers forward Kelly Oubre Jr., who was hit by a car Saturday night and suffered a fractured rib. His previous high was 44 against Toronto on Oct. Maxey was 20-for-32 from the field and had 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks in the first of two straight games in Philadelphia between the teams. PHILADELPHIA - Tyrese Maxey scored a career-high 50 points, Joel Embiid had 37 and the Philadelphia 76ers improved to 8-1 with their eighth straight victory, beating the Indiana Pacers 137-126 on Sunday night. Tyrese Maxey scores 50 points, dedicates win to Kelly Oubre You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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