Sixers Bell Ringer: Tyrese Maxey, Justin Edwards lone bright spots in dismantling of Clippers

Sixes Bell Ringer regular season standings:

Jared McCain – 7th

Tyrese Maxey – 2

Paul George – 2

Guerschon Yabusele – 2

Kelly Oubre, Jr. – 1

Joel Embiid – 1

After the Philadelphia 76ers won their first game in regulation on Friday against the Brooklyn Netsthey wouldn’t be able to carry any momentum into their Sunday game against the LA Clippers.

The Sixers would surrender a 17-5 Clippers run to start the game, a run that was ended by a “foul” by Tyrese Maxey on a James Harden three-point attempt.

The Clippers would be able to extend their lead up to 19 thanks to incredible shooting from the field (52.2%) and from deep in the first half (43.8%), while the Sixers, on the other hand, would once again struggle to shoot at an average pace from deep (21.1%). Los Angeles didn’t cool down and pushed their lead to 31 points after outscoring the Sixers 29-12 through the first eight minutes of the second half. The Sixers as a team wouldn’t do much to stop the Clippers’ offense as they would concede 64 points in the paint and 19 second-chance points.

Even when they found open shots, the Sixers didn’t hit them, which has been a common theme all season. The wire-to-wire victory for the visitors left the Sixers looking helpless and drained of energy for 48 minutes, and the final score would reflect this, falling to the red-hot Clippers 125-99. Anyway, let’s try to find a bell in this mess of a basketball game.

Tyrese Maxey: 17 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 turnover

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Although Maxey didn’t fill the stat sheet, he made three of his six attempts from deep, putting together back-to-back strong-shooting games after an 0-for-6 performance from three-point range against the Grizzlies on Wednesday. Since returning from a hamstring injury that caused him to miss six games, Maxey’s minutes have increased game-over-game. Against the Clippers, Maxey was tasked with moving a ton for 30 minutes, and he got through the game with no problems. In a game like this, it’s Bell-Ringer worthy.

Justin Edwards: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 6 minutes

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If you turned the game off before the fourth quarter, I don’t blame you. But you might have missed Philadelphia native Justin Edwards making his NBA debut with about five minutes left in the game. He would provide a spark during his limited run. He found Ricky Council IV on a transition layup after grabbing a long rebound and pushing up the lane. He finished a tough layup after knocking down a loose ball, and put down another layup after attacking the defense in transition. Edwards missed his only three-point attempt, but his left shot looks good, so don’t sleep on the Kentucky product. Getting some NBA “firsts” out of the way for an undrafted rookie is worth considering the Bell-Ringer.