The 76ers (34-25) will return on the road to take on the Dallas Mavericks (34-26) in a nationally televised Sunday matinee.
Following the visit with the Mavericks, the Sixers will visit the Brooklyn Nets (23-36) on Tuesday to conclude a two-game trip. Philadelphia will end March by playing 11 of its next 16 games on the road.
The team got off to a good start Friday with a 121-114 (15-45) home win over the Charlotte Hornets.
Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris were key players in this victory, each scoring over 30 points in the win.
Maxey was especially proud of Harris' success.
“I’m happy for him,” Maxey said after the game. “He played very well and played very hard. He started the game very aggressively. And we're going to continue to need that from him.”
Harris agreed that his aggressiveness is key.
“Just being aggressive, taking the looks that were shown, seeing the ball go over the rim a few times, just burning some energy,” Harris said. “I thought we did a great job of organizing what we were doing.”
The Mavericks won the first of two games this season between Philadelphia and Dallas on February 5 in Philadelphia, 118-102.
Dallas is led by Luka Doncic, the league's leading scorer, averaging 34.5 points per game. In addition to scoring, Doncic also leads the Mavericks in rebounds (8.9 ppg), assists (9.7 avg) and steals (1.5 avg).
Doncic led the way in the Mavericks' most recent game, a 138-110 loss to Boston on Friday, with a triple-double of 37 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists.
Kyrie Irving is averaging 25.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game for Dallas this season. Irving led the way for Dallas against Philadelphia on February 5th, recording 23 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 2 steals.
Friday's main performance
- Maxey played 39 minutes on Friday, scoring 33 points on 5-of-10 shooting from long range, along with six rebounds and five assists.
- Harris was an efficient 13-of-19 from the field and 5-of-8 from long range, recording a double-double of 31 points and 12 rebounds with four assists, two steals, and one block in 40 minutes. was recorded. play.
- In his first start as a 76er, Lowry recorded a double-double of 15 points, 10 assists, and six rebounds. He went 5-of-9 overall and 3-of-6 from deep.
- Reed had a bench-high 11 points, a bench-high eight rebounds, and also had three assists and two blocks. He was a near-perfect 5-of-6 from the field.
Maxey jokes about silencing those who doubt his defensive ability.
“I took something from Joel's book. I was reading everyone's Twitter and everyone was saying I can't play defense. So I've just been trying to be a better defenseman.”
Sunday's game is scheduled for 1:00 PM ET (12:00 PM local) in Dallas.
The Sixers will wear white Association Edition uniforms and the Mavericks will wear black City Edition uniforms.
