The Philadelphia 76ers continue to work on issues as they prepare for the 2020-21 season and that means there will be nights of sloppy play. The team won a 113-107 preseason win over the Indiana Pacers on Friday, but there were a lot of mistakes.
The Sixers made 26 business losses, which turned out to be a nuisance due to the fact that they did so many good things. They shot 53.3% from the ground and made 11 shots from depth, but the changes were the ones that most thought coach Doc Rivers after the game.
“I was worried about that,” Rivers said. “We were under pressure and we didn’t do well, to be honest. I’m not alone in the 26 business figures, I have to say. I thought their pressure was bothering us in the first half and I thought they were playing in our airspace. It was good to see the second part where we managed it better and we slowed down ”.
The Sixers had a great third quarter beating Indiana 33-24 and took a 17-point lead to advance to the quarter. This was due to the fact that they slowed down the game, took their time and played quietly.
“It doesn’t accelerate with pressure, but it really slows down against pressure. I thought in the first half, we were trying to gain pressure by going faster, but in the second half we allowed them to put pressure on us, we took the time and we got every shot we wanted, “Rivers added.” It was good that we could. to make the adjustment, because it’s also a mental adjustment, and I was very happy that we could do it. “
The great piece anyone can get out of this game is that the Sixers had the mental toughness to overcome their billing issues and win.
“Today we won a game where they had 30 extra shots. We had 26 business losses, ”the coach finished.“ So you can look at it in two ways. One, Holy God, and then go, we still won. There are also some good things we fought for during the fight. One of the things I told this team to look at them from afar is that things didn’t go well, they lost their spirit and things didn’t go well for us in the first half. I thought that his pressure took us out of the game and coming back in this third quarter and playing like that is a great sign for our team “.
Philadelphia will focus its attention on the Washington Wizards on Wednesday to open the season.