Daily News | The Sixers struggle with turnovers, a weakness that has directly affected their win column
Steven M. Falk / Staff PhotographerThe 76ers’ roller-coaster season took a positive turn Monday when they announced that Joel Embiid would play despite lower-back soreness. That news signified that the Sixers would have their full roster for just the second time since Oct. 29.
That truth has also had a direct correlation to the Sixers’ success in the win column. This season they are 14-6 when committing 14 or fewer turnovers, 8-8 when they have at least 15 turnovers, and 2-4 in games that include 18 or more. Rivers believes those turnovers resulted in poor matchups and enabled C.J. McCollum to hit a franchise-high 11 three-pointers while scoring 42 points. The Pelicans guard was limited to 26 points while making 5 of 8 threes on Monday, and New Orleans scored only 10 points off Sixers turnovers this time.One major issue for the Sixers is who is committing the lion’s share of their turnovers. Embiid and James Harden, their cornerstone players, are the main culprits.
“That was on me,” Harden said of Friday’s game. “I had way too many careless turnovers. ... I took that on me. That fueled [them]. They’re a really good team.”
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