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3 observations after Maxey (39 points), undermanned Sixers fall to Rockets in OT originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Sixers were agonizingly close to a gutsy, shorthanded victory Wednesday.
At the end of the night, they came away with another loss.
The Rockets eked out a 122-115 overtime win at Wells Fargo Center, improving to 14-6. The Sixers fell to 3-14.
Tyrese Maxey posted 39 points and 10 assists. Rockets guard Jalen Green poured in 41 points.
The Sixers remained without Joel Embiid (left knee injury management), Paul George (left knee bone bruise) and Kyle Lowry (right hip strain).
Caleb Martin also missed his first game of the season because of back soreness. Sixers head coach Nick Nurse said pregame that Martin has dealt with soreness and pain in his back since he fell hard on it during a win last Friday over the Nets. Martin is “day-to-day,” Nurse said.
The Sixers will head to Detroit next and play the Pistons on Saturday. Here are observations on their OT defeat to Houston:
Sixers bring more juice
Nurse opened the night with a Guerschon Yabusele-Andre Drummond frontcourt.
The bar was low, but the Sixers’ early energy was significantly higher than it had been to start their blowout loss Sunday to the Clippers. Andre Drummond grabbed two offensive rebounds on the game’s first possession, Kelly Oubre Jr. got a chase-down block on Dillon Brooks, and the Sixers beat out Houston on a few hustle plays. At times, the Rockets did look like a team playing the night after an overtime win.
The Sixers’ shooting was still poor to start, though. The team began 2 for 9 from the floor and 1 for 8 from three-point range. Jared McCain narrowly missed two threes, but he managed to do a bit of damage in the paint. He made a lefty fast-break layup on Rockets big man Alperen Sengun and a pull-up mid-range jumper The Sixers went on a 7-0 spurt and took an 11-10 edge.
Unfortunately for the Sixers, Green’s scoring was the story of the first quarter. A 30.3 percent three-point shooter this season ahead of Wednesday’s game, Green drained three long-distance jumpers in the first period. Houston took a 35-24…
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Publish date : 2024-11-28 02:58:00
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