With the Philadelphia 76ers sliding down the standings, they badly needed a victory on Saturday night. The schedule makers helped out by serving up an injured Charlotte Hornets team playing on the second night of a back-to-back. Still, the Sixers wouldn’t have secured their 109-98 win without an excellent performance from All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey.
Maxey scored a game-high 30 points, boosted by an 11-of-12 night from the free throw line. It was a big swing from Thursday night in Milwaukee, when Maxey only had three attempted free throws, because the referees apparently decided drives like the one below didn’t warrant a whistle:
Tyrese Maxey has the worst whistle in the league pic.