Sunday afternoon’s match between Philadelphia 76ers and the Chicago Bulls introduced a primary for former All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey.
In 42 minutes of motion, the previous first-round choose recorded the primary triple-double of his profession.
Since coming into the NBA, scoring as a double guard has been Maxey’s robust go well with. Ultimately, he grew to become the Sixers’ main level guard, which helped him develop as a playmaker, enhancing his manufacturing within the help division.
Though Maxey hasn’t been an ideal rebounder all through his skilled profession, he performs with nice energy, permitting him to rack up boards if the chance arises, identical to he did on Sunday afternoon in Chicago.
Earlier than Sunday’s recreation, Maxey had solely pulled down 10 rebounds as soon as in his profession. Final yr, when the Sixers confronted the Portland Path Blazers, Maxey had double-digit rebounds for the primary time, which helped him obtain a double-double.
On Sunday, Maxey had 11 rebounds. To safe the triple-double, he scored 25 factors and distributed 14 assists.
First profession triple double
Mr. Tyrese Maxey
25 factors (10/22)
14 assists
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“I actually like assists and rebounds,” Sixers head coach Nick Nurse informed reporters. “I do know after we sit Joel rather a lot and Joel rolls, these are going so as to add up fairly rapidly, however I really like defensive rebounding. For him, it is not about asking him to turn into a greater defensive rebounder. So chasing the ball is sweet, it’s what I desire.”
This was in no way an ideal outing for Maxey. For now, the younger star remains to be engaged on discovering consistency in his deep taking pictures. Over the previous three seasons, Maxey has shot 40 % from three-point vary in over 200 video games.
Via his first 16 video games this yr, Maxey is taking pictures simply 29 % from deep.
Fortuitously for the Sixers, they’ve a guard who is flexible sufficient to supply in many various methods. A triple-double on a scoreless night time reveals that.
With a second straight win in Chicago, Maxey helped the Sixers enhance to 7-15 on the season earlier than occurring a little bit of a break.
