Tyrese Maxey scored 35 factors to spearhead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 121-102 win over the visiting Washington Wizards on Tuesday.
Jared McCain chipped in 15 factors for Philadelphia, which performed with out Joel Embiid, Quentin Grimes and Kelly Oubre Jr. The Sixers averted their fourth loss in 5 video games due to productive nights from Maxey and McCain, in addition to double-doubles from Andre Drummond (12 factors, 10 rebounds) and Jabari Walker (10 and 12).
The Wizards have been making an attempt to win back-to-back video games for the primary time this season, however got here up brief regardless of a season-high 16 factors from Tristan Vukcevic. Justin Champagnie, Marvin Bagley III and Will Riley all added 13 factors for Washington, which performed with out Alex Sarr and Khris Middleton, amongst others.
Washington trailed by 12 factors at halftime earlier than bursting out of the locker room with seven straight factors, together with 5 by Kyshawn George.
Shortly afterward, Paul George’s 3-pointer ignited a 13-2 run by Philadelphia that additionally included 5 factors from Dominick Barlow. Maxey’s three-point play completed the rally, giving the hosts an 82-65 lead.
A couple of minute later, McCain’s 3-pointer pushed the Sixers’ result in 20 for the primary time.
Maxey scored 14 factors within the remaining 3:10 of the interval to present the Sixers a 101-77 lead after three quarters. In all, he scored 20 factors within the third quarter — 5 greater than the remainder of his teammates mixed.
Philadelphia opened the fourth quarter on a 14-2 run and cruised to the end line.
The Sixers knocked down six 3-pointers within the first quarter en path to a 34-31 lead after 12 minutes.
Philadelphia led by as many as 14 close to the halfway level of the second quarter, though the Wizards responded with seven fast factors. Nonetheless, the hosts rebuilt their benefit again to 16 earlier than settling for a 66-54 lead on the break.
Maxey led all scorers with 15 first-half factors, whereas Champagnie paced Washington with 13 factors within the opening half.
–Area Degree Media
