Daily News | ‘At peace’ with role, Tobias Harris is finding new ways to contribute to Sixers’ dominance of Toronto Raptors
and hip-hop megastar Drake. And by Tyrese Maxey continuing to catapult himself into stardom. And by James Harden’s masterful passing and scoring burst that kept the Sixers afloat early in Game 3. But Harris’ steadiness on both ends of the floor has been critical, and marks another wave in the evolution of the player whose role has changed the most since the the Sixers acquired Harden in a blockbuster deadline trade.
“What winning basketball is about is trying to figure out whatever little thing you can do to impact winning and impact the team,” Harris said.shortly after the Harden trade “I just was basically at peace with [my role] and never looked back from that time,” Harris said. “With all that, I understand [that] keeping the group as a whole together, making sure everybody is in a right spirit of mind, is big for us as a team — especially toward this run that we’re trying to do.
He has continuously worked on his lateral quickness to stay in front of ballhandlers while studying the tendencies of individual matchups. Ahead of a March 7 win over the Chicago Bulls — when he knew he would match up against midrange maestro DeMar DeRozan — Harris took another step to embrace the challenge. DeRozan finished 6-of-17 from the floor in the Sixers’ 121-106 win, with Rivers calling Harris’ defense “as good as you’re going to get” after the win.
Added Rivers, who also coached Harris with the Clippers: “This is as focused as I’ve seen Tobias defensively, ever. And I’m saying here and L.A.”
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