Tyrese Maxey, symbol of the amazing Sixers

Not content to register his name alongside Wilt Chamberlain’s 150 points after four games, Tyrese McKay is clearly establishing himself as the new leader of the Sixers, and on this night, All-Star play lead by example by raising your game level to overthrow the Wizards. Upon arrival, a 39-point, 10-assist performance to defend this stunning unbeaten streak.

Trailing by 19 points during the game and another 13 points with five minutes left, the Sixers rallied at the end to clinch overtime, then delivered the final blow in the extra five minutes.

As a good leader, and with Joel Embiid sitting out after exhausting his minutes, Tyrese McKay would score 23 of his 39 points between the fourth quarter and overtime. All with the support of a Quentin Grimes still deciding with his 3 points.

“We told ourselves that if we cut the deficit to -10, we would find a way to win.” says Tyrese Maxey about “time for money”. “We brought the deficit back to -10 and found a way to win.”

Pay attention to the playing time…

For Nick Nurse, his group has shown great resilience since the start of the season, such as this back-to-back success away from home. For Tyrese Maxey, it’s the very identity of this group.

“This shows that we are strong” answers the question about this ability to return to games. “But we don’t want it to become a habit. It still shows that we’re tough, resilient and honestly in good shape! Because we’re able to play this way, to come back and score a few times, like going to overtime for the second straight game and still getting the win.”

Except the flip side is that same Tirese McKay has played 47 minutes on back-to-back nights, and he and VJ Edgecombe have played a lot. Too many, in fact, and we’ll have to find a way to spare them.

“We are still trying to find solutions, and it is not easy. defended by Nick Nurse. “We’re kind of trying to hold out until we get some players back. Once we get (Jared) McCain back, we’ll integrate him into the guard rotation, and that will help us manage minutes better. We’re waiting to see if we can get another player back. In the meantime, we’ve got to do our best.”