It seemed Tyrese Maxey broke free in the second quarter in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the New York Knicks on Wednesday night. The Knicks could not keep up with him in space, and even when they did, they were met with a shoulder bump that led to a midrange make for Maxey. The two-time All-Star enjoyed a shot-making display, scoring 15 of his 26 points in the second quarter. “Maxey is back,” many fans thought, without knowing that he would score only seven more points the rest of the way. THIS is exactly the player the Sixers need Tyrese Maxey to be, especially with Embiid out Maxey’s shotmaking & scoring abilities are in an elite tier when he’s in his zone, and that is a skillset that is so incredibly important in the Playoffs pic.twitter.com/p3uSu6Bi4Q — Point Made Basketball (@pointmadebball) May 7, 2026 Maxey continued to struggle in the Sixers’ 108-102 loss to New York , which sunk Philadelphia into a 2-0 series deficit.…