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The Philadelphia 76ers will live another day.
They escaped Madison Square Garden with a huge overtime win, rallying late in the game to even things up, and then doing it again in overtime to secure the win.
The fact that they did so on a night when Joel Embiid didn’t even score 20 points only makes it more impressive.
Embiid struggled from the field and looked gassed out and hurt, and while he did finish with a triple-double, it was the Tyrese Maxey show from start to finish.
That’s why ESPN analyst Andraya Carter believes he’s got to be in the conversation to be one of the future faces of the league.
Talking on “Get Up,” she argued that as much as people talk about Anthony Edwards and Victor Wembanyama, Maxey should also be in that conversation, as he proved it by leading his team to a huge win when it mattered the most.
“Tyrese Maxey has to be in the conversation for future face of the league.”
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— Get Up (@GetUpESPN) May 1, 2024
Maxey was fairly impressive, scoring a playoff career-high 46 points and playing 52 minutes to stave off elimination.
He’s coming off winning the Most Improved Player award after averaging 25.9 points and 6.2 assists per game on 45% from the floor, and he’s clearly the second-best player on one of the best teams in the game.
Then again, for whatever reason, he doesn’t seem to have the same PR as other players, which is why it’s hard to think Carter’s prediction will come to fruition.
Even so, that should be the last thing on his mind right now, and he’s going to have to stay locked in if he wants to help his team force Game 7.
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