Tyrese Maxey, pillar for the undefeated Philadelphia 76ers

The 76ers defeated the Wizards with their All-Star point guard Tyrese Maxey as the bulwark of the comeback in the fourth quarter, allowing them to be 4-0 at the start of the season and lead the East.

In an increasingly competitive and tough Eastern Conference, few would have believed in a team that said goodbye early last season by going 24-58; However, to the surprise of many, the Philadelphia 76ers are undefeated at the top of the East.

On Tuesday, in a game that ended in overtime, the Sixers defeated the fierce Washington Wizards by a score of 139-134, with their All-Star point guard Tyrese Maxey being the bulwark of the comeback in the last quarter, allowing the Philadelphia team to be 4-0 at the start of the season.

So far, the Sixers have defeated the Celtics, Hornets, Magic and Wizards and Tuesday’s victory had a plus, as it was not only through a 17-point comeback in the final quarter; Furthermore, they did it with the help of Maxey, who established marks that placed him at the level of legends such as Allen Iverson, MJ or Russell Westbrook.

By the time the final quarter arrived, the 76ers were down 17 points. Their comeback and subsequent victory allowed them to match the franchise’s second-largest fourth-quarter comeback in the play-tracking era (since 1997-98).

They had an 18-point fourth-quarter comeback against the Bulls on March 14, 2008 and a 17-point fourth-quarter comeback against the Blazers on November 16, 2007.

The great architect of this result was Maxey, who on an individual level established important brands, according to Research-NBA research.

Maxey became just the second 76ers player with 4 consecutive games of 25 points and 5 assists to start a season in franchise history, joining Allen Iverson. Iverson achieved it in 2005 (first 11 games) and 2004 (first 5 games).

The Philadelphia point guard finished the night with a double-double of 39 points and 10 assists, which meant signing the ninth game of his career with 30 points and 10 assists, the third with the most games of this type in the history of the 76ers, only surpassed by Allen Iverson (39) and Wilt Chamberlain (15).

Likewise, Tyrese Maxey is now one of the 4 players to score more than 140 points in his team’s first 4 games in this young season, along with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Austin Reaves and Giannis Antetokounmpo, who joined this group in the Bucks’ victory (121-111) over the Knicks on Tuesday.

This surpasses an NBA record, the most players with 140 points in the first 4 games at the beginning of a season. The previous one was three, in the 2016-17 campaigns (Russell Westbrook, DeMar DeRozan and Anthony Davis) and 1962-63 (Wilt Chamberlain, Walt Bellamy and Elgin Baylor).