Beijing time on April 17, the first round of the playoffs 76ers against the Raptors, the final 76ers won the Raptors with a score of 131-111, Harden, who was unanimously looked down on before the game, played well in this game, played 40 minutes to get 22 points, although the score was not much, but the contribution at the assist end was very large 14 assists activated the team, it can be said that Harden's efficient tandem is the main reason for the 76ers to gain the advantage, but it is not the main reason for leading the team to win. In this game, the young player Maxi is the best hero of the team.
Maxi started the game and played 38 minutes, scoring 38 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and was very efficient on the offensive end. Shooting 14-of-21, he shot 66 percent from the field. Maxi scored all the attacks that made it to the paint in this game, and hit all five layups, which is very exaggerated. In the second half of the game, the Raptors could hardly stop Maxie from scoring, and even could only use fouls to limit his play as much as possible.
Before the start of the season, Maxi was not given high hopes, as a young guard aged only 21, he could only play Simmons as a substitute in the team, but this season Simmons refused to play for the 76ers, and the 76ers were forced to promote Maxi as a starter, but it is clear that Maxie has not lived up to the trust of the team, so far, he can average 17.5 points, 4.3 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game. Although it does not explode, his performance as a young general is worthy of recognition. It can be said that before Harden came, the 76ers had already made the 76ers into the strong team without Harden Simmons by training Maxi. When Harden arrived, Maxi's shortcomings in assists were also covered up, and looking back at recent games, we can find that as long as Maxi and Harden are on the floor at the same time, Maxi can rest assured that he can boldly focus on individual offense, and Harden will string together the team. In this game, Maxi has shown his strong scoring ability to the media, and after this game, Maxi has become the youngest playoff 30+ scorer in the history of the 76ers.
According to the current state, Maxi has reached the All-Star level in the playoffs, and for the 76ers, the Raptors are not too strong a team, as long as the team does not have too much of a gap in the state of the team, it can basically be easily won. After all, as a team with the goal of winning the championship, there are not many cases that stop in the first round. If the 76ers can go through two consecutive rounds and the Nets can also reach the East Finals, harden will once again play against his old club, the Nets.