Orphaned by Joel Embiid and Paul George to start the season, Tyrese Maxey was also dropped by his address. Facing the Bucks then the Raptors, he had a nasty 16/54 shooting, or 29% success…
The start of the match against the Pacers was not more reassuring. After an already average first period, he made seven misses to start the second half. Result: in the middle of the third quarter, the Philadelphia player displays a very low 2/13 shooting…
“He insisted. He was in trouble for two matches and much of this one. He had three open shots at the start of the second half that didn't go in. But he hung in there and got some good shots,” notes Nick Nurse. “We can say that something clicked, his confidence returned,” assures Caleb Martin. “He took control of the game. »
Encouraged to continue by everyone
How to explain this trigger in the middle of a match when Tyrese Maxey was at the bottom of the hole, with this terrible 18/67 shooting (27% success…) since the start of the season?
“Everyone on the bench, the coaches, the players, after my seven misses in a row, told me to keep shooting. They have been with me since September, some for several seasons, and told me: you know who you are”, says the main person involved. “Reggie Redding, one of the assistant coaches, told me to be myself, not to think too much. If I felt this shot well, I had to take it. It touched me. »
What followed was 38 points scored in the last 24 minutes of the match, including 14 in the last quarter and 10 in overtime, this time with good percentages. Tyrese Maxey thus finished with 45 points at 14/32 on shoots, 5/17 on 3-pts and 12/15 on free throws. Above all: Philadelphia has finally opened its counter.
“It was a good victory. It feels good to have this first success but, once again, it's just a victory. I'm even more proud of the way we fought, we pulled through and we didn't give up.”rejoices the hero of the evening.
| Tyrese Maxey | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2020-21 | PHL | 61 | 15 | 46.2 | 30.1 | 87.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 8.0 |
| 2021-22 | PHL | 75 | 35 | 48.5 | 42.7 | 86.6 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 17.5 |
| 2022-23 | PHL | 60 | 34 | 48.1 | 43.4 | 84.5 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 20.3 |
| 2023-24 | PHL | 70 | 38 | 45.0 | 37.3 | 86.8 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 25.9 |
| 2024-25 | PHL | 2 | 40 | 29.6 | 19.0 | 81.3 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 24.5 |
| Total | 268 | 31 | 46.6 | 39.3 | 86.1 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 18.2 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
