[Bodner] After the game, rookie Tyrese Maxey was asked how he was preparing for a Game 7, which, it was pointed out, will be the first Game 7 of his career. "You're right," Maxey said. "(But) tonight was the first Game 6 of my career."

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Sixers were down 20-8 when rookie Tyrese Maxey entered game

Tyrese made his first 4 buckets and energized the Sixers leading them on a 21-9 run

16 points off the bench for the rookie and was a game high +12

He played more minutes than Ben Simmons

 

After the game, rookie Tyrese Maxey was asked how he was preparing for a Game 7, which, it was pointed out, will be the first Game 7 of his career.

"You're right," Maxey said. "(But) tonight was the first Game 6 of my career."

“You can’t be surprised by the moment. If you prepare, nothing will surprise you,” Maxey said after the game. “(Rivers) came up to me at shootaround and told me that (I was playing), and I told him I was ready. And he said alright, let’s do it. The rest is history.”