Daily News | How the Sixers are combatting the NBA’s ‘dog days’ before All-Star break
SAN ANTONIO — When asked about reaching this point of the 76ers’ season, reserve forward Georges Niang offered a quip of, “Can’t you tell by how good I look?”
When looking back on this season, the primary “get-through-it” period will likely be when they weathered significant foot injuries to standout guards James Harden and Tyrese Maxey through November and December. The past month, meanwhile, has come with a freshness of gaining rhythm with the full roster, including a personnel switch to bring Maxey off the bench and keep defensive guard De’Anthony Melton in the starting lineup. The Sixers went 20-4 from Dec. 9 until Jan.
The NBA also manufactured some extra juice with the Sixers’ “rivalry week” slate played in front of animated home crowds. After the first on-court matchup between Embiid and the reviled Ben Simmons in the, Embiid out-dueled back-to-back MVP Nikola Jokic with 47 points — capped by hitting a three-pointer over Jokic — in a nationally televised showdown against the West-leading Nuggets.
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