Isaiah Joe was the final man off the bench, entering late in the third quarter during a Sixers run that cut Portland’s lead from 18 points to four. Thybulle was one of five bench players in Rivers’ rotation. His availability should enable players like Maxey to have an easier time defensively, too. In terms of perimeter defensive disruption, the third-year wing is in his own class.
Just having Thybulle present is vital for the Sixers’ defense. He blocked a Lillard long-distance attempt before the third-quarter buzzer.
He sought out cutting, screening and transition opportunities, scrapped for offensive rebounds and played his typically aggressive brand of defense. Thybulle’s activity level was high, though. He committed two fouls in his first stint and got caught on a couple of Cody Zeller screens, one of which created a Lillard three. Expectedly, Thybulle wasn’t his best on defense. He started brightly, slamming in a dunk off of a weak-side cut soon after checking into the action. Matisse Thybulle cleared health and safety protocols Saturday and played in his first game since Nov. That said, the team’s performance would’ve looked far better at the end of the evening with better outside shooting. Maxey’s decision-making was sharp as usual - he mostly stuck to simple, smart passes and finished the game with eight assists and no turnovers - but Portland’s defensive pressure and aggression did put the Sixers out of rhythm on occasion. Andre Drummond was called for a technical early in the third period. Head coach Doc Rivers picked up a second-quarter technical foul, and he wasn’t the only Sixer miffed at the officiating and general state of affairs. As a whole, the opening half was frustrating for the team. The Sixers were just 3 for 15 from three-point range in the first half. Though Korkmaz has made himself into a more well-rounded player over the years, much of his impact boils down to whether or not shots drop. Furkan Korkmaz (scoreless on 0-for-4 shooting) still hasn’t shaken the slump that began with a 2-for-18 performance on Nov. The Sixers’ offense struggled after the team turned to its bench, though, experiencing an extended scoring drought. A Georges Niang pick-and-pop three gave the Sixers a 17-16 edge. They did well early on to create advantageous situations, whether from the initial pass after the screen or through swinging the ball around. First-half shooting strugglesĪware that the Blazers would often hedge hard, the Sixers set tons of ball screens and ran plenty of double drag actions. That a second-year player traded baskets down the stretch with Lillard is remarkable, and it's in line with how Maxey's played through 17 games. When the outcome is in the balance, it's so obvious he wants the ball.
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He embraced the physical, competitive nature of the game, forcing the Blazers to foul him on several determined drives and hitting 9 of 9 free throws. While Curry was passive after halftime, taking only two field goals, Maxey played a very impressive second half. However, he was too deliberate at times backing down or sizing up defenders and committed five turnovers in the game. Harris was the Sixers’ go-to guy in the first quarter, scoring eight of the team’s opening 14 points. Curry missed several open looks, going 2 for 8 from the floor in the first half. Meanwhile, outside of a late second-quarter stretch when Maxey invited contact well and flurried for five quick points, the Sixers’ backcourt was relatively quiet in terms of scoring. That wasn’t the case Saturday as the duo posted 35 of the Blazers’ 55 first-half points. 1, they’d been a tad fortunate that both Lillard and CJ McCollum’s jump shots were wayward in the first half. Here are observations on their loss to Portland: The backcourt battleīack when the Sixers beat Portland on Nov. Game 5 of the Sixers’ six-game road trip is Monday night against the Kings.
Saturday night was Green’s third straight missed game, Embiid’s seventh. The team didn’t have Danny Green (left hamstring tightness), Ben Simmons (personal reasons) and Joel Embiid (health and safety protocols). Tobias Harris and Tyrese Maxey each had 28 points for the Sixers, who are now 9-8. Michael Malone Ejected, Held Back by Nikola Jokic in Nuggets' Loss to Sixers
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