Tyrese Maxey stepped into the void with James Harden unavailable. The third-year Philadelphia 76ers guard made sure his team didn’t miss a beat on the road against the Minnesota Timberwolves as he grabbed the ball near halfcourt and faked a drive to the basket. When Nickeil Alexander-Walker took the bait, Maxey stopped short and hit his defender with a stepback 3-pointer that fueled a Philly rout. Maxey — who averaged better than 20 points per game for the first time in 2022-23 — produced 27 points, four rebounds, five assists and four triples in the 117-94 triumph on March 7, 2023. · Mar 8, 2023