3 observations after McCain and Maxey lead Sixers to victory with electric shotmaking

3 observations after McCain and Maxey lead Sixers to victory with electric shotmaking originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Sixers finally have a non-overtime win under their belts.

Jared McCain and Tyrese Maxey starred Friday night and the Sixers earned a 113-98 victory over the Nets at Wells Fargo Center.

The Sixers improved to 3-12 and the Nets dropped to 6-10. In East Group A of the NBA Cup, both the Sixers and Brooklyn are 1-2.

McCain was incredible yet again, recording a seventh consecutive 20-point game. He scored 30 and Maxey had 26 on 11-for-17 shooting.

Nets forward Cam Johnson scored 37 points and shot 9 for 13 from three-point range.

The Sixers were down Joel Embiid (left knee swelling), Paul George (left knee bone bruise) and Kyle Lowry (right hip strain).

They’ll host the Clippers on Sunday night. Here are observations on the team’s win over Brooklyn:

Sixers turn to Yabusele at center

Coming off a 5-for-6 night from three-point range Wednesday in a loss to the Grizzlies, Guerschon Yabusele started at center. He began the night on former Sixers All-Star Ben Simmons, who was predictably booed on every touch. The crowd reacted gleefully when Simmons missed a wide-open layup in the second quarter.

Meanwhile, Yabusele kept the sweet jumpers flowing, draining two early threes.

Kelly Oubre Jr. moved back to the Sixers’ starting lineup after three consecutive games on the second unit. He skied high to slam in a Yabusele miss and give the Sixers a 13-4 lead.

The Sixers used a 10-man rotation and had Andre Drummond match up against Nets big man Nic Claxton.

Drummond was good in his first stint, scrapping for rebounds and troubling the Nets with his physical presence. One of Drummond’s three offensive rebounds led to a Reggie Jackson corner three. A Jared McCain-to-Drummond alley-oop extended the Sixers’ lead to 44-33.

Turnovers and free throws crucial

In his second game since returning from a right hamstring injury, Maxey played 26 minutes. He had a much, much better night than his 3-for-13 game in Memphis.

McCain was the Sixers’ last starter to take a field goal. Late in the first quarter, he sunk…

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Publish date : 2024-11-23 03:04:00

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