Tyrese Maxey told the 76ers that they need to continue playing hard no matter what. Some progress showed in their loss to the Rockets.

At one point through the first 16 games of the Philadelphia 76ers’ season, each All-Star starter on the roster has missed time. For Tyrese Maxey, his string of absences started on November 8. During a matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers,

Maxey helped send the game to overtime, but was held scoreless in the extra frame. With the loss, the Sixers have dropped seven of their last eight games.