Observations after Sixers smoke Wizards, Maxey scores 35 in 29 minutes

Observations after Sixers smoke Wizards, Maxey scores 35 in 29 minutes originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

After suffering a double-overtime loss Sunday vs. the Hawks, the Sixers cruised to a low-stress win Tuesday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena.

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They notched a 121-102 victory over the Wizards and moved to 11-9 on the season.

Tyrese Maxey posted 35 points, six assists, four steals and four rebounds.

The Sixers were down Joel Embiid (right knee injury recovery), Quentin Grimes (right calf soreness), Kelly Oubre Jr. (left knee LCL sprain) and Trendon Watford (left adductor strain).

The 3-17 Wizards were shorthanded on the second night of a back-to-back.

The Sixers will host the Warriors on Thursday night. Here are observations on their win over Washington:

Strong second unit

The Sixers ran plenty of first-quarter plays for Paul George and he was aggressive as a jump shooter. George sunk two catch-and-shoot three-pointers in the first.

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Sixers head coach Nick Nurse turned to his bench relatively early. Justin Edwards, Jared McCain and Adem Bona were all on the floor after a little over five minutes.

Bona committed a foul on his first defensive possession, biting on a Marvin Bagley III pump fake. The Wizards took the game’s first six free throws and went up 18-12 on a CJ McCollum mid-range jumper.

The Sixers’ bench then started to cook.

McCain swished a three off of a baseline out-of-bounds play and made two driving layups in his first stint. Edwards also knocked down a pair of threes in the first quarter, breaking through a recent slump. He’d gone 4 for 24 beyond the arc over his past seven games. Bona had several possession-earning hustle plays that didn’t show up on the stat sheet, including a forced backcourt violation.

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Maxey in his comfort zone

Jabari Walker and Eric Gordon joined the mix in the second quarter. Walker drilled two straight corner threes and a Maxey jumper gave the Sixers a 54-40 lead.

Maxey looked extremely comfortable leading the Sixers’ offense.

He followed up a season-high six turnovers Sunday with zero giveaways and seemed to get wherever he…

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