Tyrese Maxey excelled in the biggest game of his young career, scoring a career-high 38 points in the playoffs. for the ones The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Toronto Raptors 131-111 on Saturday. in the first meeting of the initial series; of the units contributed by Maxey, 21 came in the third quarter.
James Harden had 22 points and 14 assists in his first playoff game of the Eastern Conference as a player for the Sixers. Joel Embiid, the NBA scoring champion, had 19 points and 15 rebounds. Both stars combined to hit just 11 out of 32 field shots.
Tobias Harris contributed 26 points to the cause of the 76ers, who are trying to advance to the second round of the postseason, something they haven’t done since 2001. On Monday, they will host the second game.
