No Embiid. No Harden. No problem. Without their two best players, the Sixers took down the number one seed in the East thanks in large part to an incredible performance by Tyrese Maxey. NoahLevick of NBCSPhilly has the recap:
The Sixers will start a three-game road trip on Wednesday night against the Lakers. Here are observations on their Maxey-led win over Miami:Paul Millsap started for the 746th time in his NBA career and his first time since May 7 of last year.
Both Millsap and DeAndre Jordan had moments typical of players with ample NBA mileage, including an air balled reverse layup by Millsap, a couple of plays where Jordan didn’t even consider contesting a Heat center’s jumper, and Jordan somehow allowing a tame pass to slip through his hands. Though Korkmaz still does not exude dependability, his night was a reminder of why he’s stuck around in Philadelphia. Remarkably, no player on the Sixers has been with the team longer besides Embiid. Every so often, he’s flashed talent, scored with bravado and boosted his stock in a shooting-hungry league. Of course, that shouldn’t shroud the full picture of Korkmaz’s game or dramatically elevate his status.
Early in the fourth quarter, Rivers' preseason vision last year of a Milton-Korkmaz bench duo with scoring pop came to mind. Milton shed Tyler Herro, who dropped to the ground and watched Milton nail a foul-line jumper to put the Sixers up 90-88. On the Sixers' next possession, Milton found a cutting Korkmaz for another go-ahead hoop.
Meanwhile, Maxey enjoyed Milton's success from the sidelines and then was thrilled to have the ball in his hands down the stretch. After an and-one layup with two minutes and 18 seconds left, Maxey raised his arms, smiled and let the fans show their love. His free throw made it 106-101.
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