Daily News | Shorthanded victory over Sacramento Kings shows Sixers are legitimate contenders
They’re looking more like legitimate contenders — not just a squad anchored by perennial All-NBAers in Joel Embiid and James Harden. That was a takeaway fromat the Golden 1 Center, accomplished without Embiid and Harden playing a single minute.The victory, combined with the Milwaukee Bucks’ loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, gives the Sixers sole possession of second place in the Eastern Conference standings. The Bucks are a game back.
They lost to the New York Knicks, 106-104, on Nov. 4 at the Wells Fargo Center in their first game without them. The Sixers’ other setback was a 107-101 road loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Nov. 23. That came one night after an emotional victory over former teammate Ben Simmons and the Brooklyn Nets. Tyrese Maxey was also sidelined during that back-to-back.“We’re deep,” House said, “and we’re for the team ... It’s trust. We trust in one another.
“We run 85 percent of our offense through those two players,” P.J. Tucker said. “So when they go, it’s like what are they going to do? It’s like next-man-up, everybody lock-in to what we want to do, playing together, being a team.”
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