Philadelphia 76ers star point guard Tyrese Maxey has turned heads throughout the year amid his breakout season, but in Tuesday night's game against the Brooklyn Nets, he drew attention for what was on his feet.

Jordi Fernandez offered high praise for the Nets' defensive performance on Tyrese Maxey during their upset win over the 76ers.

PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia 76ers feature one of the stronger backcourts in the league with Tyrese Maxey leading the way alongside rookie VJ Edgecombe. Maxey is firmly in MVP conversations while Edgecombe has staked his claim for Rookie of the Year thus far.

Tyrese Maxey scored 38 points, including seven during a key fourth-quarter stretch as the 76ers defeated the Mavericks 121-114.

With VJ Edgecombe, Dominick Barlow and Quentin Grimes all late scratches due to illness, the Sixers failed to find rhythm on offense against a bad Brooklyn Nets

Tyrese Maxey shows some love for Joel Embiid while he sits out Friday's game vs. Pacers The 2022-23 MVP drained a step-back 3-pointer in the final seconds of the second quarter, sending the Sixers into the locker room with a 63-58 lead.

Rookie VJ Edgecombe and Tyrese Maxey each made huge plays in the final seconds as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the short-handed Golden State Warriors.