Sitting pretty at the top of the Eastern Conference, the Sixers are on the road again on Friday night as they travel to Memphis face the 4-13 Grizzlies. It’s been a big week for Rivers and his team, who rebounded from a ‘trap game’ in Detroit to hand the Lakers their first road loss of the season in stunning fashion. The key now is to ensure that they keep the foot on the gas.
If there was ever a trap game, facing the NBA’s worst offense and the 27th ranked defense is about as suss as it gets.