On March 5, Beijing time, the 76ers won 125-119 in the game against the Cavaliers at home, and after this game, the 76ers have a record of 39 wins and 23 losses. Recently, there is no doubt enough to excite 76ers fans, after all, the team has achieved a four-game winning streak after the 76ers successfully promoted the James Harden trade and the latter played in the game.
In this game against the Cavaliers, James Harden efficiently had 25 points, 11 assists and 3 rebounds on 6-of-10 shooting in 36 minutes, in addition to 11 of 12 shooting on the free throw line. As for Joel Embiid, he can also finish with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists on 7-of-14 shooting in the 36 minutes.
In contrast, Teres Maxi was able to play the best game of his career so far. Playing 38 minutes, Maxi had 33 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds on 10-of-15 shooting, including 5-of-6 from outside the three-point line and 8-of-9 from outside the free-throw line.
Teres Maxie is arguably the player who benefited most from the 76ers' push for a trade involving James Harden, averaging 26.8 points per game since Harden played and playing at 65 percent shooting, 70 percent three-point range and 86 percent free throw.
At the same time, this is also the second player in the past 10 seasons for the 76ers to shoot at least 55% of the shot and score at least 20 points in four consecutive games, the last being Ben Simmons who played in five consecutive games in January 2020.
For the 76ers, the team's push for a trade involving James Harden not only made them a better competitive team, but also a more unexpected gain was to fully activate Teres Maxie's potential.
As a young player who was picked up with the 21st pick in the first round of 2020, the 21-year-old Maxi will undoubtedly be one of the core players of the 76ers for many future seasons, and even completely make up for the loss of Ben Simmons, at least for now, Maxi has played a much bigger role in this 76ers team than Ben Simmons in the past season.