It also was another game the Sixers played without injured star Joel Embiid (knee) — officially preventing a premier center matchup against the Nuggets' Nikola Jokić during the 2024-25 regular season.

As the Philadelphia 76ers battled it out against the Denver Nuggets on Friday night, their star guard Tyrese Maxey moved up the team’s leaderboard in shooting from beyond the arc. With six three-pointers made against the Nuggets,

The one constant has been Maxey who has taken on the leadership mantle for this team. Rather than being flanked by Embiid and George, he has been running alongside undrafted rookie Justin Edwards along with young players like Ricky Council IV, Adem Bona, and others.

Tyrese Maxey addressed the media following the Sixers’ 118-110 defeat against the Boston Celtics. ‘We shoulda won both of them games' – Maxey on Sixers blowing leads to Nuggets, Celtics originally app