“No one’s just going to give you a win. You have to go get it — and you have to do it a lot. Every night,” head coach Doc Rivers said. “You can’t pick and choose when you’re going to show up. And right now, that’s what we’re doing.”
, a figure that also ranks 30th. They’ve played in transition just 11 percent of the time, which is worst in the Eastern Conference.sounded like a reasonable ambition before the regular season“Today, lack of defensive effort,” Tobias Harris said."We do have to give them credit, they made tough shots. But on our part, that’s not the standard of defense that we hold ourselves to. The second quarter, 35 points for them. Third quarter, 31. Our standard is 25 or less.
The Sixers’ four main offseason pickups — Tucker, Melton, Danuel House Jr. and Montrezl Harrell — totaled five points on 2-for-7 shooting in 70 minutes against San Antonio. “To say, ‘New guys, this and that,’ yeah, it takes time to build chemistry, but on the offensive end and defensive end, it’s pretty basic stuff.”Maxey tried to throw a sideline out-of-bounds pass to Tucker on the right wing, but Keldon Johnson stepped in for a deflection that disrupted what should’ve been a routine play. The ball caromed off both Tucker and Maxey before leaking out of bounds. The Spurs then came down the court and ran a pick-and-roll with Josh Primo and Gorgui Dieng.