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Good morning to everyone but especially to…
THE PHILADELPHIA 76ERS…
When the 76ers acquired James Harden, the prevailing question was how he would fit with Joel Embiid. Maybe we also should have been asking: who would step up alongside those two? Through three games, we have our answer: Tyrese Maxey.
The second-year guard scored 25 points — including 10 in the fourth quarter — as Philadelphia topped New York 123-108 in Harden’s home debut.
Harden continued the uber-efficient start to his 76ers career, posting 26 points on just 13 shot attempts to go along with nine rebounds and nine assists. Not to be outdone, Embiid had 27 points and 12 rebounds. The Sixers’ new Big Three is averaging 84.7 points in its three games together so far. That sort of balance should put the rest of the Eastern Conference on notice, writes NBA expert Michael Kaskey-Blomain:
- Kaskey-Blomain: “Three games is far too small of a sample size to jump to any sweeping conclusions about how good the Sixers truly are … For now…
Source : cbssports
