After loss to Wizards, Tobias Harris wants Sixers to learn from mistakes
WASHINGTON–The Philadelphia 76ers had their 8-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday in a loss to the Washington Wizards in an effort that was very disappointing. The Sixers fell behind by double digits in the first half for the third straight game and they weren’t able to recover this time.
Some familiar issues popped up for the Sixers as they played down to their competition. If they would have played with the right energy from the jump rather than wait until the second half, maybe things could have been different, but Philadelphia let a Wizards team that was eight games under .500 entering the night hang around and they took advantage.
The Sixers were bad defensively and they were not able to keep Washington off the offensive glass which led to a loss. These were not issues during the winning streak, but they are issues that have popped up in the past and this loss was a reminder of them.
“Obviously, we’ve had eight really good games with good flow, but we also have to know we have a consistent play each and every night of what we can hang our heads on and know what works for us,” said Tobias Harris. “In those eight games, it’s been aggressive defense and being able to get stops and then offensively moving the basketball and finding easy buckets.”
The Sixers will continue the road trip on Friday against the New Orleans Pelicans who will enter the night as one of the top teams in the West. If they repeat these same issues, then they will be handed another loss. That is where the learning process has to come in.
“Obviously, there’s no more victories in NBA, but we can learn something from this game,” Harris added. “We can take from it. Obviously, it’s a disappointing loss, but we do have to take a few things out of this game that we can improve on to be better at for the next and just get back on another winning streak. So that’s how we got to look at it and keep our heads up and be ready.”
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