If Philadelphia is to have any hope of upsetting New York, Joel Embiid needs more help.
The Philadelphia 76ers cemented their position as the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference playoff bracket Wednesday night by, 105-104, in the play-in tournament. Philly is now slated to face the No. 2 seed New York Knicks in the first full round of postseason play. There is reason to believe in the Sixers' ability to pull off an upset with Joel Embiid getting back up to full speed, but they're going to need more than that to beat New York.
Against the Heat, Maxey played 44 minutes. He had 19 points and six assists, shooting 6-of-16 from the floor and making one of his six three-point shots. That's a fine outing for last year's version of Maxey, the No. 3 option behind Embiid and James Harden. It simply isn't enough for this year's iteration of the team, which relies heavily upon the guard for shot creation without Embiid.
Part of Wednesday night's performance was a matter of circumstance, in fairness. A zone defense really takes away a lot of what Maxey does best, and in the fourth quarter Philly's entire offensive gameplan was to give Embiid the ball and wait for Miami to send a double team. They never doubled off Maxey, because he's the team's second-best offensive player, and so his touches were limited.
This past season, Maxey averaged 25.9 points and 6.2 assists per game. He shot 45.0% from the floor and 37.3% from deep. Additionally, he was good for a handful of trips to the charity stripe each night, shooting 86.8% from the free-throw line on 5.4 attempts per contest. The efficiency numbers are all slightly down, given he was forced into a No. 1 role after Embiid's injury, but it was still an excellent campaign that may land Maxey the Most Improved Player award.
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