The mood is still high with the Sixers, who have won four in a row and are relishing their stretch of 18 days without travel.
Georges Niang took off running, with Joel Embiid temporarily close behind. They looped around the far end of the 76ers’ practice court before Niang ducked into the facility’s offices, then moved through the front foyer and a hallway to pop back into the gym at the opposite side.
The mood is still high with these Sixers, who have won four in a row to improve to 16-12 more than one-third of the way through the season. They rode a first-half outburst to a comfortable win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday, then overcame a slow start to beat a Golden State Warriors team playing without All-Stars Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins on Friday.
“[He’s] just seeing the game, slowing the game down for him. … He’s becoming a better passer each year, with the spacing, where guys are. … He’s starting to see it.”Rivers revealed less-than-ideal news earlier this week about Tyrese Maxey, who is now expected to miss at least a couple more weeks with a fractured foot. That is longer than the originally projected timeline of three to four weeks.
“Same guy,” reserve big man Montrezl Harrell said when asked about Maxey’s mindset. “Comes in and smiles every day.”An initial glance at Harris following Thursday’s practice could have made one think the standout forward was wearing sunglasses while shooting. “I’m not really a big numbers guy,” said Niang, a career 40.7% three-point shooter. “I’m more of a feel [guy], so sometimes it will drive me nuts. If you see it says ‘perfect shot,’ I’ll start aiming and try to shoot a perfect shot, and I end up missing more than I end up making.As assistant Sam Cassell passed by Jaden Springer’s locker before Tuesday’s win against the Kings, he delivered a playfully simple yet poignant message to the second-year guard.
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