On November 5, Beijing time, in the away win over the Pistons, Philadelphia's core Embiid played poorly, he played 30 minutes in the whole game, only 19 points and 9 rebounds in 6 of 15 shots, and his personal shooting efficiency was not high. However, in the case of Embiid's sluggish play, Philadelphia can still win the game, which is inseparable from the role players. The performance of the team's potential rising star Maxi was a surprise, he started 45 minutes, 8 of 12 shots with 20 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, and a strong presence at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.
At the end of the third quarter of the game, when the other players of the Philadelphia team were dudded, Maxi stepped forward and helped the team score points continuously with his personal ability, and the Philadelphia team also gradually opened up the point difference with his play, and the team was able to win 5 consecutive games in this battle, and Maxie's performance was crucial.
As you may know, This offseason Philadelphia's core guard Simmons applied for a trade and strongly stated that he was not willing to continue playing for Philadelphia, although at the beginning of the new season, Simmons finally returned to the team and participated in the team's training, but he still has no intention of playing for the team. In this case, Philadelphia is facing the dilemma of lacking a core guard in the new season, but fortunately, Rivers has boldly tried young players in the new season' games, allowing Maxi, who was selected last year, to take simmons' position, and this adjustment has also achieved very good results.
After gaining more possession and tactical status in the new season, Maxi ushered in a rise in the new season, and in the 9 games that have ended in the new season, he has scored in double figures in 8 games, including 20 points in 2 games, and his personal performance is very stable. The data shows that so far in the new season, Maxi has averaged 33.6 minutes per game, can get 14.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.4 blocks, the shooting rate is as high as 51.5%, and the three-point shooting rate is 34.8%, compared with the average of 8 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2 assists per game last season, the performance of Maxi in the new season is undoubtedly greatly improved.
In addition to the obvious increase in personal data, Maxi's value and role for the team is also improving, last season, Maxi was only a rotation player of the team, in many games can not get more playing time, in the second team can only play the role of offensive terminator. In the new season, he replaced Simmons in the team and became the core defender of the team, with a large number of ball rights and tactical positions in the game.
Last season, he only played the team's offensive strength, this season he has a lot of opportunities to dominate the ball, and his performance has not disappointed, this season can average 4.3 assists per game, only 1.8 turnovers, passing efficiency is extremely efficient. Under the tandem of Maxi, Philadelphia's offensive efficiency this season is high in the league, and from this aspect, it is enough to see how much Maxy's play has improved the team.
When Simmons decided to leave the team, the outside world was not optimistic about the prospects of Philadelphia's new season, believing that their new season record would be very sluggish. However, the rise of Maxi, he successfully replaced Simmons in the team's position, and to a greater extent to help the team, it is true, in terms of personal ability, Maximi is not as good as Simmons, but Maxi is more conducive to the team's attack in the game, he has a good outside shooting ability, can open up space for the team, Embiid can also get a stable offensive ball on the inside, compared to Simmons, at this stage, Maxi is more suitable for this team. If Maxi maintains his current form in the following games, then he is expected to get more eye-catching statistics in subsequent games and provide more help to the team.