Sixers forward Tobias Harris adjusted well to the James Harden trade. Now they need him to be even better, MikeSielski writes.
increased about his ability to fit in with a player who handled and dominated the ball as much as Harden does.“He’s been good,” coach Doc Rivers said. “Early on, he struggled a little bit. But I think Tobias, of anyone, is really kind of figuring out where spots are, when to be aggressive. He’s sacrificing a lot, as typically the third guy does, and he’s been absolutely wonderful the last two weeks of the season.
Why does that stat mean so much? Because in the first round of the playoffs, the Sixers are facing the Toronto Raptors, who, with their collective height and length, can double-team Embiid and Harden more effectively than most teams. And because you didn’t have to be a hoops savant to understand how Harden’s presence promised to change the Sixers’ approach on offense and Harris’ approach in particular.
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