38 points, yet only 6.6: our index refuses to crown Maxey

The Pred1x Grade refuses to crown Tyrese Maxey. Despite 38 points for the winning 76ers, our index posts him at 6.6, a 2.3-point haircut against the reference rating. INDEX-STAT: Tyrese Maxey (G, Philadelphia 76ers): Pred1x Grade 6.6 vs reference 8.9 (Δ+2.3).

Maxey is not alone in the discount: Anfernee Simons takes the identical 2.3 gap (6.0 vs 8.3) on a 19-point, two-assist, zero-rebound night, and Grayson Allen's 27 points for Charlotte fall the same way, 6.5 against a reference 8.4. The maths is blunt: in 37.9 minutes Maxey hit scoring at only 0.6, with rebounding 0.272 and defense 0.317 dragging his raw mark down to 0.512 — four rebounds and four assists across nearly a full game.

Meanwhile the top grade belongs to the losing side: Brandon Miller's 24-5-5 line balances efficiency, playmaking and defense for a 7.0, while Dean Wade's four points but 10 assists out-index Maxey at 6.7. Philadelphia still won 109-104 at Spectrum Center after trailing 37-27 at halftime, but our ledger reads differently — volume scoring without boards or stops barely moves the needle, and even the 76ers' best all sit under 7.0.