The Philadelphia 76ers remained in a difficult position on Thursday night, when they had only one true center on their list, following the transaction they made to acquire George Hill earlier in the day.
The team sent Tony Bradley and Vincent Poirier into the deal, which, combined with Joel Embiid’s injury, left the Sixers with only Dwight Howard to face in the middle. It was a difficult situation at first, but it got worse when the game started.
Howard entered a pushing match with the big man from the Los Angeles Lakers, Montrezl Harrell, and the two went back and forth during the first quarter, and Howard took over a first technology in the quarter. In the break of the quarter, Howard then hit Harrell and was then sent off with a second technique, leaving the Sixers without true centers for the rest of the game.
“I thought it was a very selfish game,” said coach Doc Rivers. “You have a technology. You can’t get another one. We just need to have better discipline. “
Dwight Howard has just been kicked out because of this …
What the hell?!?! pic.twitter.com/2EA90dBkDG
– Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) March 26, 2021
The Sixers had to roll with Mike Scott and rookie Paul Reed to take center position the rest of the night, which made it difficult for both of them.
“I know there are a lot of emotions, but we had a center in our team and he was fired,” Rivers said. “I was not very happy about that. I know it’s an exciting game, but it’s a veteran. We need to have better discipline. “
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