3 observations after the beginnings of Maxey-Edgecombe in the rear area in the loss of pre-season against Knicks
3 observations after the beginnings of Maxey-Edgecombe Backcourt in the loss of pre-season against Knicks originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphie
Tyrese Maxey-VJ Edgecombe Tandem now has an NBA match (pre-season) to its credit.
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Maxey and EdgeCombe sharing the soil were the most important element of the Sixers Thursday of the loss of opening of pre-season 99-84 of the team against the Knicks in Abu Dhabi.
During his pre-season debut, Edgecombe collected 14 points, six rebounds and three assists. Maxey collected 14 points, four assists and four plates.
The six-year keys with injuries included Joel Embiid (left knee), Paul George (left knee), Jared McCain (right thumb) and Trendon Watford (right ischio-legs).
The second pre-season match of the Sixers in Abu Dhabi is scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. he. Here are observations on their defeat Thursday:
The MAXEY-EDGECOMBE rear area
The Sixers associated Maxey and Edgecombe together to start the game alongside Kelly Oubre Jr., Dominick Barlow and Adem Bona.
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This unit played with good defensive intensity out of the door, putting pressure on the Knicks and hunts reversals. A flight of OUBRE on the Mikal bridges led to a fast -rupture bucket Maxey.
The chemistry of Edgecombe and Maxey in duet will take time to build. Maxey launched a boundaries at the end of the first quarter when he expected EdgeCombe to stay on the wing and the recruit began to cut. The two talked about things while the Sixers were heading for a dead time.
Individually, EdgeCombe at the first quarter presented many talents who made him the choice n ° 3. He caught a defensive rebound, pushed the ball from the front and threw a lob that Bona finished highly. Bona obtained another alley slam about a minute later thanks to Maxey.
Edgecombe again displayed his instinct for passing when he received the ball on a stolen door cup and dropped a dish at Johni Broome for an easy hoop.
EdgeCombe tried a very giant very full moment in the second quarter, going up above and trying to immerse yourself on the center of Knicks Mitchell Robinson. He did not quite succeed, but Edgecombe drew a fault and overthrow his two free throws.
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Meanwhile, Maxey was the best producer of the Sixers at the first quarter, leading the show and marking 10 points. He struck a smooth float on the last possession of the Sixers of the period.
A day of shooting to forget
The outdoor shooting of the Sixers was about as bad as possible in the first half at 1 for 20 on a beach of three points. The Knicks (8 for 39) were also much lower than this region on Thursday.
The final figures for the Sixers were 34.6% in the field and 8.6% (3 for 35) beyond the arc.
All the teams have bad days of shooting and the pre-season results deserve little control. However, we will note that the Sixers went 34.1% on the territory of three points last season, which ranked 27th in the NBA.
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They need stars like Maxey and George to have better shooting seasons, and so that players flow a higher percentage of open horsemen that these stars create.
No off-competition
As is the pre-season standard, the Sixers used a long bench. The first five team submarines were Justin Edwards, Jabari Walker, Andre Drummond, Eric Gordon and Broome.
After that, the Sixers played Kennedy Chandler. The 23 -year -old leader on a contract in play 10 scored 10 points. Chandler entered the double -meaning contractual player, Hunter Sallis, who made a mid -range jumper shortly after recording and displayed eight points and three rebounds.
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No Sixers bench player had an exceptional release and the second Knicks unit was superior, transforming his victory into a eruption in the third quarter.
Edwards had difficulties offensively on Thursday, missing his eight goals on the ground and committing three reversals in 16 minutes.
