The Philadelphia Sixers overcame an early double-digit deficit to pull out a 104-99 win over the Atlanta Hawks to force a Game 7.
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With their backs pressed against the wall and facing elimination in Game 6 on Friday, the Philadelphia 76ers responded in a major way. The Sixers overcame an early double-digit deficit to pull out a 104-99 win over the Atlanta Hawks to force a Game 7. The fact that they were able to bounce back shows some impressive resilience on their part.
Tobias Harris and Seth Curry led the way for Philly, they both scored 24 points. Joel Embiid added 22 points and 13 rebounds. The Sixers also got a huge boost of the bench from Tyrese Maxey, who played 29 minutes and tallied 16 points and seven rebounds.
For the Hawks, Trae Young was excellent, as he has been all series. He finished the game with 34 points and 12 assists, but his production wasn’t enough for the Hawks. Kevin Huerter also added 17 points and 11 rebounds for Atlanta.
The loss was a tough one to take for the Hawks. They had the opportunity to close out the series in front of their home crowd. Heading into the game, they had all the momentum in the series after pulling out two straight comeback wins but failed to make the most of it.
The Sixers needed a spark after falling behind in the game early on, Rookie Tyrese Maxey stepped up and delivered. He went 3 for 3 from the floor and scored six points in that first quarter to keep the Sixers in the game while other key players were struggling to score. In the fourth quarter, he played over 10 minutes and scored seven points, including four clutch free throws to seal the game. Overall, Maxey played 29 minutes and finished with 16 points, seven rebounds, an assist, a steal and a block.
Maxey (16 PTS & 7 REB) came up big in the Sixers’ win tonight ? pic.twitter.com/qDGKG4dJkb
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 19, 2021
Given how well he played in Game 6, Maxey will likely be in line for major minutes again in Game 7.
Seth Curry has been on fire all series against the Hawks. After dropping a playoff career-high 36 points (on 13 of 19 shooting) in Game 5, Curry followed that up by dropping 24 points on 8 of 14 shooting in Game 6. Curry’s numbers for the series are eye-popping.
Seth Curry in the Hawks series:
21.8 PPG
61.5 FG%
59.6 3P%We don’t know what to say about those shooting percentages ? pic.twitter.com/7l0ggyadif
— StatMuse (@statmuse) June 19, 2021
It seems like Trae Young has set some kind of NBA playoff record virtually every game this postseason.
Heading into the game 6, Young had scored or assisted on 536 points for the Hawks over their first 10 games, which was the most ever by a player through his first 10 career playoff games.
Trae Young has scored or assisted on 536 points this postseason (53.6 PPG).
According to @EliasSports that’s the most ever by a player through his first 10 career playoff games. pic.twitter.com/VBo2FDlszI
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 19, 2021
Young tallied 20-plus points and 7-plus assists for the 11th straight game, which tied the record for the longest such streak in NBA postseason history. John Wall did it from 2015 to 2017. But Young’s streak is more impressive given the fact that it has occurred during the same playoff run, and in the first 11 playoff games in his career.
Trae Young has 20+ points and 7+ assists in 11 straight games, tied for the longest streak in NBA postseason history.
John Wall also did this from 2015 to 2017. pic.twitter.com/prRfhnEdQ7
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 19, 2021
The momentum has shifted back to the Sixers. Neither team can afford to dwell on this one for too long, as Game 7 tips off in less than 48 hours on Sunday.
