76ers' Tyrese Maxey: Drops 50-piece in win

Maxey erupted for 50 points (20-32 FG, 7-11 3Pt, 3-3 FT), seven rebounds, five assists and three blocks over 39 minutes in Sunday's 137-126 win over the Pacers.

Maxey turned in the NBA's third 50-point game of the season, setting a career-high scoring mark along the way. His night was capped off with a contested step-back three-pointer with less than a minute left in the fourth quarter to reach the half-century mark. Sunday was the first time Maxey has led the 76ers in scoring since the season opener, with Joel Embiid leading in points in each of the previous eight games. Maxey has stepped up spectacularly in his increased role following the departure of James Harden and has scored 20-plus points in all but one game this season. The 1.0 blocks per game he's averaging for the season probably aren't sustainable -- he's averaging 0.3 per game for his career -- but Maxey should remain a stellar four-category producer (points, assists, three-pointers and free-throw percentage) now that he's locked in as the clear No. 2 option for Philadelphia behind Embiid.