Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Tyrese Maxey is embracing the 3-0 challenge his team faces after Game 3's 108-94 loss to the New York Knicks. 76ers head coach Nick Nurse said one day at a time ahead of a 0-3 mountain to climb on the brink of elimination.
After the loss, Maxey addressed facing the Knicks in a do-or-die Game 4 matchup.
“It's still a great challenge. You gotta go do it. Either you don't play with any pride, and you get swept on your home floor in the 2nd round of the playoffs, or you play with some pride, you win one game at a time.”
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Tyrese Maxey on being down 3-0:
"It's still a great challenge. You gotta go do it. Either you don't play with any pride and you get swept on your home floor in the 2nd round of the playoffs or you play with some pride you win one game at a time" pic.twitter.com/GGyVk5vO8E
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Tyrese Maxey finished with 17 points and seven assists. Kelly Oubre Jr.'s 22 points led the 76ers in scoring.
Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Tyrese Maxey is embracing the 3-0 challenge his team faces after Game 3's 108-94 loss to the New York Knicks. 76ers head coach Nick Nurse said one day at a time ahead of a 0-3 mountain to climb on the brink of elimination. After the loss, Maxey addressed facing the Knicks in a do-or-die Game 4 matchup.