The 2021-22 NBA playoffs are in full swing, with the Philadelphia 76ers meeting the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the Eastern Conference. The two teams finished fourth in the East and fifth in the East, respectively, with only three wins apart, and the first round of the playoffs saw two teams meet, which can be said to be a pinpoint against McMang.
In the second game of today's playoff first round, the Philadelphia 76ers easily beat the Toronto Raptors 112-96, and the 76ers currently lead the Raptors 2-0. In previous seasons, Leonard led the Raptors to beat the 76ers to a no-temper, but now the Raptors have no Leonard, and the 76ers have James Harden, from a certain point of view, the identities of the two teams have been reversed, the 76ers have become a big favorite to win the championship, and the Raptors are not optimistic.
Judging by the first two games in the first round of the playoffs, the 76ers were competitive. In particular, the young maxi, in the first game, he scored a career-high 38 points, and today's World War II Maxi scored 23 points, in addition to Embiid, he should be the most stable and reliable scoring point in the 76ers.
The data shows that Maxi scored 61 points in two games in this series, shooting 68.8%, the first player in team history since Barkley in 1990 to score at least 60 points in two consecutive games in the playoff series with 60% + shooting. In addition, Maxi became the 5th player in NBA history, under the age of 22, who can cut at least 60 points, 10 boards and 10 assists in 2 playoff games.
Maxi was only selected with the 21st pick in the first round of the 2020 Draft, and in last year's playoffs, due to the presence of Ben Simmons, Maxi was also just a substitute, averaging only 13 minutes per game, but scoring 6.3 points and several eye-catching performances. However, this season Simmons has completely broken up with the team, which has given Maxi many opportunities, this year he is already an absolute starter, he played 38 minutes in the first game of the playoffs, scored 38 points, became the team's top scorer, and pushed Embiid and Harden.
Looking at his statistics this season, he has played 75 games, started 74 games, averaged 35.3 minutes per game, and averaged 35.3 minutes per game, which is enough to compete with some superstars in the league, and in these times he can get 17.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists, shooting 48.5% from the field, 42.7% from three-point range, and 22nd in the league with 86.6% free throw shooting. In two playoff games, averaging 39.5 minutes per game, contributing 30.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists, it is no exaggeration to say that Maxi has become the third big man in the 76ers, Philadelphia's new West.
This season, the biggest gain of the 76ers should be Maxi, whose talent has begun to materialize, and the 21-year-old still has unlimited potential.