The Philadelphia 76ers were in a difficult position on Thursday night, when they had only one real center in their lineup after the switch they made to acquire George Hill earlier in the day.
The team dispatched Tony Bradley and Vincent Poirier in the deal that, combined with Joel Embiid’s injury, left the Sixers with just Dwight Howard to fill the middle. It was a difficult situation at first, but it got worse when the game started.
Howard got into a push-up fight with the great Los Angeles Lakers man Montrezl Harrell, and the two went back and forth throughout the first quarter and Howard got a first coach in the quarter. During the quarter break, Howard then ran into Harrell, and he was sent off with a second technique, leaving the Sixers without real centers for the rest of the game.
“I just thought it was a very selfish game,” said coach Doc Rivers. “You have a technology. You can’t get another one. We just have to have better discipline. “
Dwight Howard was expelled because of this …
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– Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) March 26, 2021
This left the Sixers having to roll with Mike Scott and newcomer Paul Reed to take center stage for the rest of the night, which made things difficult for both of them.
“I know there is a lot of emotion, but we had a center in our team and he was sent off,” said Rivers. “I was not very happy with that one. I know it is an exciting game, but he is a veteran. We need to have better discipline. “
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