Daily News | DeAndre Jordan aims to bring energy from start in Sixers’ Game 2 vs. Miami
MIAMI — After the 76ers’ Game 1 loss to the Miami Heat, Doc Rivers was bullish on DeAndre Jordan remaining in the starting center while MVP finalist Joel Embiid isBut the coach — and Jordan himself — also acknowledged that, throughout this series, they need the version of Jordan who began Game 1′s third quarter, not the one who started Monday’s game.
“The first half was night and day from the second half,” Jordan said before Wednesday’s Game 2 shootaround. “I thought, in the second half, there was a little more energy — not only from me individually, but just from our team. So I feel like if we can harness that for the first half, we’ll be all right. …
The Sixers are set to watch an opposing player accept an NBA award for the second consecutive playoff series. After the Toronto Raptors’ Scottie Barnes was named the Rookie of the Year during their first-round matchup, the Heat’s Tyler Herro was named the Sixth Man of the Year Tuesday.
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