Tyrese Maxey at home in Dallas

In another place vote for the All-Star Game in the Eastern Conference, Tyrese McKay has reached a milestone in popularity, but also in terms of gameplay. Ex The most advanced playerthe Sixers’ leader is still improving, and he took advantage last night his annual visit to his homein Dallas, to impress with 34 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds, but also 2 steals and 2 blocks. All on 14 of 24 on shots.

“He’s an All-Star and he keeps adding things to his game and now he knows how to score 30 points.” analyze Jason Kidd. “He uses his teammates very well and is playing at an exceptional level at the moment.”

Behind him, Max Christie suffered all evening, even though he was undoubtedly the Mavericks’ best player.

“Obviously he’s very fast, but he’s also very talented”, is evidenced by the former lake. “He can stop short, shoot and score at all levels. He’s a really, really tough player to defend. It takes five players to slow him down, not just one. He’s always difficult to contain, and that’s to his credit. He’s a great player.”

Better and better in defense

Having become the Sixers’ first option on offense, Tyrese Maxey breaks through the first defensive curtain, then is spoiled for choice between Joel Embiid’s inside power, VJ Edgecombe’s cuts, or the long shots of Paul George and Quentin Grimes.

“When you have such a dynamic player, you have to admit something. Grimes and his teammates take advantage of that » insists Jason Kidd. “We see that Maxi, with his speed and progression, can score. You focus on him and he punishes you by finding the shooters.”

But Tyrese Maxey is also active in the defense, and the Sixers can thus “stop” the chain like in the last quarter. “Tirese and VJ are extremely fast, and we’re working on some things so they can cause changes, and that’s huge for us.” explains Nick Nourse. “Even Quentin has this explosiveness to cut through passing lanes. One or two plays like that a game gives you easy baskets on the other side. We try to be aggressive against players who rotate or spin a lot. You see us follow them. . . . Sometimes they punish us a little bit for being too aggressive, but overall, we made easy balls, and we turned them into easy balls.”

In the locker room, Tyrese Maxey did not specifically talk about his performance, but about the Sixers, rather about the good dynamic. “Take it easy… Take it easy…” he repeats when asked if Philly is on the right track. “But we have to keep playing the right way, keep playing together… We lost the first two matches of the ‘road trip’. That was three losses in a row. It happened to us for the first time this season, and our goal is to avoid that. So we had to react and get there.”

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How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / 3 points in an attempt; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.