Christie, Irving highlight the narrow loss of sixers – Mavs.com

Philadelphia-some NBA players continue their entire careers without enjoying the benefits of the game with a teammate who is not a brain to make the hall of glory.

Max Christie does not take her situation for granted. He is lucky enough to play with three of them.

After the first two years with LeBron James and Anthony Davis in Los Angeles with Lakers, Christie now began working with Kiri Irving as well as Davis when he soon made his debut at Maericks.

In his first match as Maverik, Christie had 15 points and nine fights on Tuesday at a loss of 118-116 to Philadelphia at Wells Fargo Center. He gave Mavericks a great jump to start from the bench.

And he seemed to have instant chemistry with Irving, although building this kind of connection does not happen overnight.

“Not much different,” Christie said he was playing with Irving, unlike the game with James in LA. “Playing with Lebron and AD, they attract a lot of attention. Kai will do the same advertisement (also) when he returns.

“I already played with two halls of the famous and fortunately I can play with another. He had a phenomenal game tonight and I think he did a good job by responding to these double teams and trying to find us open pictures. “

Irving had a monstrous night with 34 points and nine fights. He was such a beast that the Six were determined not to allow Irving to beat them at the end, sending double teams when he received the ball of Maverix’s last few possessions.

Irving made solid plays, found teammates, but the ball never got to the basket.

Here are our receipts from the loss that sent Mavericks to 1-3 on this marathon trip, which ends on Thursday in Boston.

Nice to meet you: Christie seemed to quickly adapt to the style of the males to do things. He took the right approach to the game, preferring not to impose his will, but left the action to find it. “I just do what I did made me make me,” Christie said. “Just be yourself. I don’t have to play outside of myself. “And 6-6 Swingman had good news after the match. He predicts that Davis would not take a long time to fit seamlessly with his new team.” Every time you turn on a player of that caliber, it just reinforces the insult And your defense said, “Our rim protection will be absolutely elite, our bounce will be even better and offensive it can get 30 or 40 every night. A high -level team.

The sixters have a pulse: Their season is still no better, but the watch is certainly ticking at 76ers. And they gave an indication that they still cannot be dead and buried in the Eastern Conference. Joel Embide returned after a month with knee problems and had a triple double: 29 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists. “He was really good, playing at MVP level,” Christie said. “It adds a lot to their team there.” And Tirese Maxey is just a beast right now. He had 33 points against Mavs, had 30 or more in six consecutive games and 25 or more in 15 straight.

Greetings to Caleb Martin: Trade to get the 29-year-old Swingman was to sacrifice Quentin Grims and a second round project choice this summer. But Mavericks would have an interesting solution with Grimes in the onset of the season. His contract was completed and he could command a salary that may have strained Mavericks in terms of making other moves this summer. Martin is under a relatively favorable contract until 2027-28, with the last season being an option for a player. He could join the Boston team.

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