Joel Embiid And Paul George Having started the season in the infirmary, the Sixers lost their first two games, against the Bucks and the Raptors. And Nick Nurse is experimenting…
“We have around 14 new players”, exaggerates (a little) the coach. “We have a lot of work to figure out who we are. Everyone wants to win… But it's not easy. I have to get to know them. They need to get to know me. We need to understand the groups that work.”
For the coach, although criticized for having used his starters too much with the Raptors, this start of the season is an opportunity to trust other players. Hoping it pays off in the long term.
Kyle Lowry “grumpy”
“I think we've had enough experience over the previous years, compared to the absences, and I always try to make sure I'm enthusiastic about the other guys, to help them improve, because can -maybe they can help us when things get back into place. This is what I'm doing at the moment. »
Still, the Sixers took risks this summer, and their patience risks being severely tested.
At 38 years old, Kyle Lowry does not have ten seasons ahead of him either and Nick Nurse, who worked with him for eight years in Toronto, as an assistant then as head coach, admits that the leader does not have the banana right now.
“He’s quite grumpy” smiles the coach. “I've been through this before with him… But we can kind of ride the waves of each other's moods, and everything will work out in the end.” »
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| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Kelly Oubre, Jr. | 2 | 34.8 | 48.6 | 33.3 | 78.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 24.5 |
| Tyrese Maxey | 2 | 40.0 | 29.6 | 19.0 | 81.3 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 24.5 |
| Kyle Lowry | 2 | 26.7 | 58.3 | 60.0 | 77.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 13.5 |
| Caleb Martin | 2 | 35.6 | 43.8 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 11.5 |
| Andrew Drummond | 2 | 23.7 | 42.1 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 10.5 |
| Guerschon Yabusele | 2 | 21.5 | 50.0 | 16.7 | 66.7 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 9.5 |
| Eric Gordon | 2 | 21.4 | 20.0 | 25.0 | 71.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Ricky Council IV | 2 | 6.6 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Kj Martin | 2 | 19.7 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| Jared McCain | 2 | 3.9 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Adem Bona | 2 | 1.7 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Lester Quinones | 1 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jeff Dowtin | 1 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Reggie Jackson | 1 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
