76 people, picked up a life.
In the first round of G5, the 76ers defeated the Knicks 112-106 in overtime away to chase the big score to 2-3.
The game was quite close, with the two teams scoring the largest 10-point difference in the game, and the Knicks kept the 76ers under pressure in the second half of the fourth quarter until 28 seconds left, when McBride made a mid-range shot, and the Knicks had a 6-point lead at 96-90;
According to ESPN's real-time win rate, the Knicks' win rate reached 95.4% at this time, and promotion seemed to be a certainty;
However, in the final less than 30 seconds, Maxey saved the 76ers.
He first threw a three-pointer at Miro and caused a foul, and scored four points;
Then he quickly dribbled to the front court after Hart hit one of two free throws, and then stepped on the logo, shot two meters from the three-point line, and hit another three-pointer to help the 76ers drag into overtime and beat the opponent in overtime.
In the fourth quarter, the 76ers scored 28 points as a team, and Maxey alone scored 17 points and 3 assists;
After the whole game, Maxey only rested for 1 minute and 06 seconds, shooting 17 of 30, 7 of 12 three-pointers, 5 of 8 free throws, and scored 46 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, and his points and three-point shots were all personal playoff highs.
The 76ers scored a total of 112 points in this game, and Maxey alone scored or assisted 67 of them, nearly 60% of the total points, and the fourth quarter was not his 17 points in a single quarter and two magic three-pointers, and the 76ers are now home fishing.
Maxey was recently voted the Most Improved Player of the Year, and although the 76ers are still 2-3 down in this series, his performance has definitely proven himself.
In five games, he averaged 45 minutes per game, scored 32.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 7.2 assists, and only had 2.4 turnovers, shooting 50.0%/42.9%/87.5% from the field and 62.0% from the field.
Here are two contrasts:
- Maxey in last year's playoffs, averaging 20.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game, with a true shooting rate of 55.0%
- Maxey in the regular season this year, averaging 25.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game, with a true shooting rate of 57.3%
From last year's playoffs to this year's playoffs, Maxey's performance has improved from a quasi-All-Star to a superstar, and it is not an exaggeration that he is the second guard in the East in this year's playoffs.
Therefore, young Maxey is proving his ability to fight hard step by step, but his teammate, the theoretical leader of the 76ers, Embiid is a little disappointing.
In this life-and-death battle, Embiid got a triple-double of 19 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists, which seemed not bad, but his shooting was only 7 of 19, 1 of 4 three-pointers, 4 of 6 free throws, and the true shooting rate in a single game was only 43.9%.
Not only that, Embiid also had 9 turnovers, one more than the rest of the team (7) combined, including 1 of 4 in the fourth quarter, Embiid only scored 2 points and handed out 4 turnovers.
Of course, there are good places, Embiid:
1. The whole game played for 48 minutes, and the battle with injuries is worthy of respect
2. Sent 5 blocks and 1 steal, and the frame protection and defense are still worthy of recognition
3. It was soft for almost the whole game, and in the last three minutes of overtime, it was hard, and the key 2+1 stretched the difference to 4 points, and beat Brunson by one
In this series, Embiid averaged 31.8 points, 10.4 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game, which is certainly not bad, of which G3 also scored 50 points in a single game, but his shooting rate was only 43.5% and 32.4% three-point shooting.
Relying on a total of 54 of 65 free throws (13 free throws per game), Embiid's true shooting rate is still 58.2%, but his foul-making style is very controversial, and many shots are rushed to free throws, which can be felt even if you have watched Embiid play a game.
And more controversially, Embiid sent another foul to Brunson in overtime.
In this round of the series, Embiid kept moving big and small, with Ramiro ankle in front of him causing him to miss G4 with an injury, and then stepping on Hart and elbowing Brunson.
Embiid played a total of 491 games in his career, and his foul count reached 24, in contrast, Dream Green is considered a player who played 970 games in his career and committed 21 fouls.
As far as this G5 is concerned, it can be said that Maxey saved Embiid - just imagine, if this Maxey scored one less three-pointer, or Hart didn't overtime with three points before the end of the first quarter, then how should Embiid be evaluated for his life-and-death performance of 9 turnovers + 1 foul + 2 points in a single quarter in the fourth quarter?
Fortunately, this series is still not over, Embiid still has a chance to prove himself, and he should really be glad that he still has Maxey by his side.