With the Philadelphia 76ers dealing with the injury bug at the moment, they are leaning on a few of their other individuals to lead the way. With Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid out for a little while, they are looking to the other pieces on their team to make sure they hold down the fort.
The team has a lot invested in Tobias Harris, Al Horford, and Josh Richardson and now with their leaders out with injuries, the team looks at them to lead the way.
“I’m looking at what is played out to be kind of a ‘Big 3’,” said coach Brett Brown. “I think J-Rich, Al, and Tobias whether it’s scoring, whether it’s a voice, whether it’s defense, whether it’s keeping the boat afloat, it’s a holistic leadership. Those three I’ve got to help and they’ve got to go to a higher place in order for us to steal some wins on the road.”
Harris, who had 25 points in Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, will be looking to make more plays for this team. The ball will be in his hands a lot more and the team will rely on him to lead the way, especially with Richardson now dealing with a concussion.
“I think, obviously, there will be more opportunities,” said Harris. “To have the ball in my hands, to be able to make plays, so the biggest thing is finding a rhythm and a flow of how we’re going to play. We want to get up and down and just have fun out there.”
In terms of being a “Big 3”, those guys have had those conversations and they understand that they’re the big pieces on this team now. The team will look to those three to be the focal point of the squad.
“For us, it’s really figuring out how we’re going to excel out there and how we’re going to play,” Harris added. “Feed off everybody’s skillset and everybody’s abilities to be successful. I think the majority of our play calls will go through us three, but at the end of the day, we’re going to need everybody to step up and be effective.”
The Sixers had a tough go at it on Sunday, but they will be looking to build off that game and get set for the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. [lawrence-related id=26918,26900,26891]