Tyrese McKay erupted in the 1st half with 22 points against the Celtics
The The Philadelphia 76ers are in the midst of the 2025-26 season on Wednesday night against the Boston Celtics, and the star point guard Tyrese McKay it was already in the middle season after the offensive explosion in the first half of the game.
Tyrese Maxey scored 22 points in the first half of the 76ers’ season opener against the Celtics while shooting 100 percent from the three-point line. He also had two rebounds, three assists and one steal while shooting 62 percent from the field.
But despite Mackie’s heroics, the 76ers found themselves trailing the Celtics by double digits in the second half. McKay finally missed from three-point range, going 7-of-9 after his 3-0f-3 first half. The Celtics still couldn’t stop him from scoring, as he had a game-high 34 points in the fourth quarter.
The 76ers initially selected Maxey with the 21st overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft and he has become one of the best players in his draft class, surpassing his draft slot. In the 2023-24 season, Maxey earned his first NBA All-Star appearance while winning the league’s MVP award. He put up All-Star caliber numbers last season amid an injury-riddled year for the 76ers.
Maxi appeared in 52 games during the 2025-26 season with just over 37 minutes per game. He averaged a career-high 26.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.8 steals while shooting 43.7 percent from the field, 33.7 percent from the three-point line and 87.9 percent from the free throw line.
With Joel Embiid limited and relatively ineffective against the Celtics, Maxey’s fellow guard, the rookie VJ Edgecombe also set the NBA rookie record.
2025-10-23 01:45:00
