Jared McCain Leads Sixers To Win With Profession-Excessive 27 Factors

Jared McCain impressed on Sunday afternoon for the Sixers, as he scored a career-high 27 factors throughout Philadelphia’s extra time win towards the Hornets. 

Profession-Excessive 27 Factors For Jared McCain

It wasn’t Paul George, Tyrese Maxey or Joel Embiid main Philadelphia to a win over the weekend, as rookie Jared McCain loved his finest recreation within the NBA so far.

Whereas George performed, Maxey was rested with a hamstring harm and Embiid continues to be but to play a recreation this 12 months with a knee problem persevering with to hang-out him, leaving the likes of McCain to step up of their absence.

McCain was the sixteenth general decide within the 2024 NBA draft and there was lots of hype across the Duke star, but it surely was on Sunday that he exploded onto the scene towards the Hornets.

No. 16 decide Jared McCain had himself an evening within the @sixers THRILLING extra time win!

🔔 27 PTS (profession excessive)
🔔 23 in 2H/OT
🔔 55.6 FG% pic.twitter.com/w1D88OkuRA

— NBA (@NBA) November 11, 2024

The rookie scored a career-high 27 factors towards the Hornets in 31 minutes, taking pictures 10-18 from the sector with three rebounds and two assists. Talking after the sport, McCain expressed his gratitude after a tough begin to life in Philly.

“It’s all the time a way of gratitude,” McCain mentioned. “I’m simply grateful once more to simply be capable to play on the market, be wholesome. Come out of the sport protected and wholesome. To have the ability to carry out how I did, I simply attribute to my work.

“I work exhausting each single day, so not that I anticipate it, but it surely feels good for the work to be proven.”

McCain picked up a regarding harm towards the Nets in Philadelphia’s penultimate preseason check and he was transported straight to hospital the place he acquired additional checks.

The rookie was assessed to have a pulmonary contusion after an ungainly fall, but it surely hasn’t halted McCain’s progress with the Sixers to this point.

McCain is averaging 14.4 factors per recreation for the Sixers, however Sunday’s recreation was for certain his finest efficiency within the league to this point.

LaMelo Ball led all scores with 38 factors for the Hornets and he hit an ideal fadeaway three with the clock expiring to ship Charlotte and Philadelphia to extra time.

LAMELO NO WAY. 🔥

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— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) November 11, 2024

Fortuitously for McCain and his teammates the Sixers had been in a position to safe a win in extra time, transferring them to 2-7 in what has been a tough begin to the 12 months with out a few of their finest gamers.