3 biggest takeaways for Sixers following season finale win over Bucks
Here are the three biggest takeaways for the Philadelphia 76ers following their win over the Milwaukee Bucks in the season finale.
PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia 76ers finished up the regular season with a 126-106 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday evening to finish the season at 45-37 and the No. 7 seed in the East. The Sixers will now play host to the Orlando Magic in the 7 vs.
8 play-in game on Wednesday. Tyrese Maxey led the way with 21 points, Andre Drummond had 12 points and 13 rebounds, Justin Edwards had 17 points, and Paul George had 11 points and five rebounds. Kelly Oubre Jr.
added 11 points and five rebounds and Quentin Grimes added 20 and five assists. Here are the three biggest takeaways following the win: Maxey finds a rhythm The Sixers saw Maxey struggle to start the night on Sunday as he only had five points on 1-for-5 shooting at halftime as the Bucks held a 62-58 halftime lead. Continuing to work his way back from a finger injury, Maxey's efficiency has been up and down, but he got it going in the third quarter against the Bucks.
He had 16 points on 7-for-8 shooting in the third as the Sixers outscored Milwaukee 38-16 to get the job done and put the Bucks away. "I think it's a little bit of a difficult game to play, and I don't think we came out with a lot of life and kind of wanted it to be easier than it was going to be," said coach Nick Nurse. "It's always the case in this league.