76ers coach Nick Nurse, who has played the Celtics 30 times in the previous five years, clearly came up with a plan to drastically restrict Boston’s 3-point shooting. Thus, a team that topped the NBA in 3-pointers made and attempts had to find a different strategy to prevail.
In the past, the Celtics might have pressed the matter, forced the issue, and insisted on winning their way while forcing heroic shots and contested 3-pointers. The Celtics would rather win by making 3-pointers. Normally, they would shoot rivals out of the gym, but not this evening.
The Celtics’ game against the injured 76ers on Tuesday night at TD Garden could have been viewed as a pop quiz, a chance to demonstrate their offensive adaptability, and how
The NBA’s elite team assembled in Indiana on Sunday for the 2024 All-Star game, which pitted East against West.
Tyrese Maxey played for the Philadelphia 76ers on one of the biggest stages in basketball history for the first time in his career.
Kevin Durant of the Phoenix Suns gave the rookie Sixers guard a lot of love before he and the other All-Stars took the court on Sunday.
The NBA’s elite players came together last Sunday in Indiana for the 2024 All-Star game, which pitted East against West.
Tyrese Maxey made his debut for the Philadelphia 76ers on one of the biggest stages in the history of the game.
Prior to Maxey and the other All-Stars taking the court on Sunday, Kevin Durant of the Phoenix Suns gave the young Sixers guard some serious props.
With 14 All-Star selections, six All-NBA First Team honours, two NBA Finals MVPs, and an NBA MVP trophy on his resume, Durant has faced criticism throughout his career for joining superteams in the past, but there’s no disputing he’s been one of the best players in the game since entering the NBA as the second overall pick in 2007. Maxey was honoured to hear the Suns superstar acknowledge him.
Following his 2020 entry from Kentucky into the NBA, Maxey has received high praise from his peers. Four years in, the 23-year-old is enjoying a career season by averaging 26 points, six assists, and four rebounds while shooting 38 percent from beyond the arc. “You have to appreciate that,” Maxey told For the Win. “He is one of the greatest, honestly. As kids, we looked up to him when we were growing up. He is probably one of the most unguardable players to ever play the game of basketball. To have that recognition from him is much love, and I really appreciate him for that.”
Though he still has a ways to go before he can be considered a legend in the game, the Sixers have a potential All-Star for many years to come in Kevin Durant, who has signed on as a cosigner.
