What Tyrese Maxey told Joel Embiid after Jayson Tatum was ruled out
Maxey's read on the Tatum news was telling.
What Tyrese Maxey told Joel Embiid after Jayson Tatum was ruled out originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 109-100 in a Game 7 at TD Garden on Saturday, finishing a historic comeback from 3-1 down to advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the New York Knicks .
Tyrese Maxey finished with 30 points, 11 assists, and seven rebounds, and closed the game with back-to-back buckets when Boston had cut the lead to one with under four minutes left. When Tatum sat out, what was Maxey thinking? "Once we found out JT was out, honestly we felt that the game was going to be even harder," Maxey said in his postgame press conference.
"As soon as I found out, I told Joel it's not going to get easier. It's definitely gonna be harder. " Tyrese Maxey says game 7 was going to be harder with Jayson Tatum ruled out 👀 “Once we found out JT was out, honestly we felt that the game was going to be even harder….
As soon as I found out I told Joel it’s not going to get easier. It’s definitely gonna be harder” pic. twitter.