On March 5, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season continued. In today's East Focus game, the 76ers host the Cavaliers. In the first half, the 76ers quickly got into trouble, trailing by 13 points in the first quarter, 63:71 at halftime, and at most 21 points behind!
Throughout the first half, the 76ers didn't play well overall, but Maxi remained steady, with nine points and three assists on 3-of-6 shooting.
And after entering the 3rd quarter of the game, Maxi broke out in full swing! He hit three-pointers and then made two foul shots. In the middle of the quarter, Maxi fired another shot from the outside and then made a basket to help the 76ers chase down just three points.
In the second half of the quarter, Maxi reached a 2+1, then hit a technical foul free throw, and scored 14 points and 1 assist on 4-of-5 shooting in a single quarter, including 2 of 2 three-pointers! Under Maxi's brave play, the 76ers trailed the Cavaliers by only two points after three quarters.
In the final showdown, Maxi became the hero of the 76ers' reversal of the game. With 7:17 left in the quarter, Maxi hit a 45-point three-pointer from the left to lead the team back! In the next round, Maxi hit another three-pointer in almost the same position! And that's not all, the Cavaliers shot out of the way, Maxi hit the basket to win, one person set off a wave of 8:0 offensive climax, helped the 76ers to take a 6-point lead, and finally maintained the advantage until the end of the game!
In the end, the 76ers defeated the Cavaliers 125:119 at home, achieving a five-game winning streak and four consecutive wins after Harden's appearance! Maxi played 38 minutes today, shooting 10-of-15, including 8-of-9 three-pointers, and a total of 33 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, 33 points for the highest score on the team!
After the game, Maxi was rushed by fans to twitter on the National Hot Search, which is enough to see his popularity! Since joining hands with Harden, Maxi's scores in these 4 games are: 28 points, 21 points, 25 points, 33 points, 4 consecutive games to cut 20+ career records, while his shooting rate reached more than 60%, which is scary enough, calling him the third big man of the 76ers is not too much!
According to the schedule, the 76ers will challenge the Heat tomorrow on the road, and they will strive to win six consecutive games!