By Ben Sullivan
The Sixers have to figure out how to get Tyrese Maxey back into the offense.
In last night’s 110-107 heartbreaking loss to the Celtics, Maxey came off the bench again and had just eight points in 25 minutes.
Sorry, but they are going nowhere in the playoffs unless Maxey regains the production he had before his foot injury last fall.
Joel Embiid took Maxey aside after the game to help him work through his woes.
“After the game, I was talking to him. I was like, ‘What can I do to help you?’ We were just having a conversation, trying to figure it out, in which ways I can help him,” Embiid said.
“We had a good conversation. My main thing for him is to just be aggressive.”
“Obviously, everybody watches film and everybody knows what he does best,” Embiid said.
“I was just giving him an example: I’m sure people watch film on me and they probably know what I want to get to. But then again, there’s so many ways you can — even if they want to take it away — there’s so many ways you can set them up and still be able to get to whatever shots you want on whatever spot on the floor. He’ll be fine. But I told him we’re not going anywhere unless he’s aggressive and he just plays freely. That’s all I want for him: play freely, not have to think about anything whether it’s coming off the bench or starting. Just want him to be aggressive and play freely.”
