Daily News | Sixers vs. Raptors takeaways: Tyrese Maxey’s ‘underrated’ defense; Paul Reed’s energy
The third-year guard keeps stringing together solid defensive efforts. And his ability to shut down Fred VanVleet helped the Sixers improve to 51-26.Scoring 19 points, VanVleet produced his season average. However, the Raptors point guard made just 5 of 17 shots while committing a season-worst six turnovers. He struggled mightily in the first half, scoring five of his points on 2-of-8 shooting.
“He did a great job from the beginning of the game,” James Harden said. “That’s what we are going to need. He had 11 points on 3-of-5 shooting. Reed also made all five of his free-throw attempts, grabbed six rebounds and blocked a shot in 14:26.
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