Maxey joined Harden as the only other 20-point scorer for Philadelphia, dropping 26 points and four steals of his own.FOR ME outlast 2 is a underappreciated masterpiece!! like literally the real reason people didnt like the game is cause it wasnt set in the asylum like the first 2 games and i found it so stupid cause outlast 2 had the same elements like the first games had, like getting chased and stuff but while Outlast 2 is a bloody, gory, controversial, messed up and disturbed work of pure art.but It didn't only try to be like that, Red Barrels just have the power of horror, to create a masterful horror story. Harden scored 15 of his 45 points in the fourth quarter to lead his team to victory without their MVP candidate, spearheading the 76ers’ 12-4 run to close the game. Then they literally threw it away at the very end as the Sixers just didn’t relent. Tatum was great, Malcolm Brogdon carried the offense at times, and Marcus Smart made some massive plays down the stretch. The rotten core is that Maxey had an awful shooting night and still had 26 points and the key steal to flip the game in the final minute. The silver lining to this loss is that it took one of the best games of Harden’s career to blow it. They spent the last few days saying the Sixers were going to come out firing and ratchet up the speed and pressure without their MVP, but they still couldn’t outlast it. This was the kind of game the Celtics understood was going to be an uphill battle. Joe Mazzulla had his reasons not to double Harden on that game-winner he buried right over Horford, but they lost to a wounded but ferocious Sixers team in the end. Should the Celtics have doubled Harden more? Did they not double him enough? It depends on who you ask after the game. Hofmann Evaluating how the Celtics defended Harden Doc Rivers has done well shorthanded with the Sixers during his 3-year tenure in Philly, but considering the opponent and circumstances, this was his best win yet. The Sixers got just enough stops down the stretch, including a “pick-six” steal by Maxey that gave them the lead in the final minute. And Paul Reed chipped in with 10 points and 13 rebounds in Embiid’s place, including four huge free throws down the stretch. Tobias Harris, a typically steady player, finished with 18 points on 8 of 16 shooting. De’Anthony Melton went 5 of 6 from beyond the arc and made a couple of critical defensive plays. Tyrese Maxey’s 3-pointer didn’t fall, but after being shut down by Boston all season, he finished with 26 points. But there were impressive performances up and down the Sixers roster. Boston went 17-20 from the field in the first quarter, shooting layup after layup and beating the Sixers down the floor in transition. The Sixers moved to 13-5 without Joel Embiid this season, another example of a team that has been resilient when shorthanded. But with Philadelphia in a difficult spot needing to steal a win in Boston in the worst way, Harden put together a masterpiece. Harden’s playoff record has been scrutinized heavily, and perhaps rightfully so. Harden also finished with six assists and just three turnovers, despite having the ball in his hands for the entire game.
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