Before last Monday’s win over the Rockets, Doc Rivers was asked what he liked about the pairing of Paul Reed and newcomer Jalen McDaniels.
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“Yeah, I don’t know if I like the look or not,” Rivers said, “it was a back-to-back and we were gonna play Jalen no matter what, so I wouldn’t read into one game.”
Despite that not-so-glowing pregame endorsement, Rivers again used that pairing a decent amount as the Sixers easily dispatched of Houston. He went back to it again last Wednesday as the team went into the All-Star break on a four-game winning streak with a victory over the Cavaliers.