To begin the Sixers’ third preseason game, Tobias HarrisAll lined up for the jump ball. The jump ball was completed. Jarrett AllenPredictably, the tip for the opening tip was controlled Cleveland CavaliersHarris did not greet Harris when he took possession of the first game. P.J. Tucker. This was the start of a crucial experiment that will change the course of the future. Philadelphia 76ers.
It’s not much of a secret that preseason games generally don’t mean all that much other than an opportunity for players to get in better condition. In Cleveland, the Sixers showed that urgency Monday by giving away Joel EmbiidThe night off was his second preseason rest. The result, a 113-97 victory that ran the Sixers’ preseason record to 3-0, certainly doesn’t matter. This game was important because Embiid, and others, could have made it the exception to this rule. Montrezl Harrell (day-to-day rib injury) were unavailable.
Doc Rivers was elected to start De’Anthony Melton in Embiid’s place, a move that isn’t close to a like-for-like swap.
