Sixers Bell Ringer: Rough night for all as Sixers crushed by barrage of Celtics triples

Bell Ringer Standings:
Tyrese Maxey – 3.5
Jaylen Brown – 2.5
VJ Edgecombe – 2
Joel Embiid – 1
LeBron James – 1
Anfernee Simons – 1

Well, that could have gone better. The Philadelphia 76ers were absolutely buried by a barrage of three-pointers from the Boston Celtics and fell 123-101 on Tuesday night.

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It was a highlight anticipated matchup of Eastern Conference teams, with Jaylen Brown facing his former squad for the first time as a member of the Sixers. This also meant the return of Paul George, who now sports Celtics green… and he made himself known in this one, to say the least.

It was a rough first half for the Sixers, who looked completely flat offensively and lacked any foundation on defense. They’d manage a bucket, then immediately allow the Celtics to knock down another three. Looking back, Philadelphia were fortunate to only be down 11 points going into halftime. A minor miracle.

The Sixers came out a much better team in the third, finally knocking down some shots and chipping away at the Celtics lead to bring things back even… for a moment.

Boston stayed red hot from beyond the arc, and rebuilt their lead to nine going into the final frame. And they just didn’t stop. Three after three after three. They hit nine threes on a run spanning from late in the third into the fourth. It was relentless. Meanwhile, the Sixers didn’t score for nearly five whole minutes to start the fourth. Hard to keep a game close with that kind of math going against you!

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The Sixers are off Wednesday night and will return on Thursday evening hosting the Toronto Raptors.

Until then, let’s get to the Bell Ringer, if we must.

Tyrese Maxey: 24 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists

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Tyrese Maxey got his night going quickly with a 3-for-3 start from the floor for eight quick points in the first. He ended up leading the Sixers after their lackluster first half with 12 points on 4-for-6 field goal, 1-for-1 three-point shooting. It was a rough first half for really every Sixer, but his contributions were part of why they were only down a dozen at…

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