Comparable to Chamberlain! The third-highest score in history with 34 points in the third overall pick s debut, Maxi scored 40 points, and Embiid only had 4 points and 6 rebounds.

In the opening game of the new season, the 76ers narrowly defeated the Celtics 117-116 on the road, successfully getting off to a good start. In the first half of the game, the 76ers and the Celtics played back and forth, but suddenly collapsed in the third quarter, losing 17 points 18-35 in a single quarter. However, in the final quarter, the 76ers scored 42 points in a single quarter, winning by 12 points, and finally narrowly defeated the Celtics by one point.

In today's game, both sides had a superstar player absent. George on the 76ers side did not play, and Tatum on the Celtics side also sat on the sidelines. Maxi performed very well today. He played 41 minutes, making 13 of 24 shots, 7 of 9 three-pointers, and 7 of 8 free throws. He scored a game-high 40 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block. He also made 5 turnovers. Maxi also became the second player after Doncic to score 40+ points in the opening game this season.

In addition to Maxey, Edgcomb, the 76ers' No. 3 overall pick, also performed at a historic level in his career debut today. He played 42 minutes and made 13 of 26 shots, 5 of 13 three-pointers, and 3 of 4 free throws. He scored 34 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal.

Edgecombe scored 34 points in his career debut, which not only broke Iverson's 21st century rookie record, but also ranked third on the NBA history rookie debut scoring list, second only to Chamberlain in 195 (43 points) and Selway in 1954 (35 points). In the first quarter of the game, Edgecombe scored 14 points, breaking James' rookie scoring record in a single quarter (12 points).

Although Embiid played in the opening game today, his performance was very poor and he was completely out of shape. He only played 20 minutes. He made only 1 of 9 shots, 0 of 4 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He only scored 4 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 block. His plus-minus value was -16, the lowest in the game. If it weren't for Maxey and Edgecombe's great strength, it would be difficult for the 76ers to win.

Grimes was in average offensive condition. He played 32 minutes as a substitute and made 3 of 8 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, and 2 of 4 free throws. He scored 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. He also made 5 turnovers, but his plus-minus value was as high as +18.

For the Green Army, Jaylen Brown played steadily. He played 36 minutes, making 9 of 18 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, and scored 25 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. White was also very impressive, playing 35 minutes, making 7 of 20 shots, 4 of 13 three-pointers, 7 of 7 free throws, scoring 25 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

Queta felt hot. He started for 25 minutes, made 7 of 8 shots, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 17 points and 8 rebounds. Pritchard started the game with 37 points, making 6 of 14 shots, only 1 of 7 three-pointers, and 3 of 4 free throws. He scored 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals. Anfernee Simons made his Celtics career debut. He was quite satisfactory. He played 32 minutes off the bench and made 5 of 10 three-pointers, 2 of 6 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throws, and scored 13 points and 4 rebounds.