3 observations after Maxey exits early and Sixers fall to Trail Blazers

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3 observations after Maxey exits early and Sixers fall to Trail Blazers originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Sixers could not manage consecutive wins for the first time since late January.

They fell to a 119-102 loss to the Trail Blazers at Wells Fargo Center on Monday night in a game Tyrese Maxey exited because of a back contusion (more on that below). Justin Edwards sprained his left ankle late in the fourth quarter, too.

Andre Drummond set new season highs with 25 points and 18 rebounds.

Anfernee Simons scored 34 points for the 28-34 Blazers.

The 21-39 Sixers started the evening without the following players:

Joel Embiid (season-ending left knee injury)

Jared McCain (season-ending left lateral meniscus surgery)

Eric Gordon (season-ending right wrist surgery)

Kyle Lowry (right hip injury management)

Kelly Oubre Jr. (illness)

Paul George (left groin soreness)

Oubre’s absence ended a run of 26 consecutive appearances.

Sixers head coach Nick Nurse said postgame that Oubre, George, Maxey and Edwards are all currently considered “day-to-day.”

The list of sidelined Blazers included Jerami Grant, Matisse Thybulle and Deandre Ayton.

The Sixers will travel to Minnesota and play the Timberwolves on Tuesday night. Here are observations on their defeat to the Blazers:

Early Maxey exit

Quentin Grimes followed up his career-best 44-point performance Saturday vs. the Warriors by missing a three-pointer on the game’s first play. He did open the scoring with a put-back dunk.

The Sixers were sharp across the board early against an opponent that lost in overtime the night prior. Edwards, who rejoined the Sixers’ starting lineup with Oubre out, hit a corner three to give the team a 20-9 lead.

However, the storyline of Maxey’s shooting struggles while playing through a right finger sprain did not disappear Maxey got a three to drop about two minutes in, but he fell to 2 for 11 from the floor with a wide-right jumper late in the first quarter.

Over the four games since his finger sprain, Maxey has shot 19 for 69 from the field (27.5 percent) and 2 for 21 from three-point range (9.5 percent). Toumani Camara guarded Maxey…

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Publish date : 2025-03-03 21:15:00

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