LeBron is on a 16 to 18 minute limit for now and how he gets there is flexible.
“It was going to be first half minutes, right? ... So a nine minute stint is seven, you know, what would be a normal one or six and a half or something. ... And to get to that number, 16, 18 minutes, it doesn't really matter how you do it right now.”
Embiid practiced with the full group and played very hard.
“I'm extremely happy that he was out there with the group and I thought he was playing very hard, which was great to see.”
Nick Nurse's rotation strategy: staggered starters with overlap to maintain continuity and depth.
“How Nick Nurse staggered his starters, 1H 10/8 @ BKN: Started and finished the half with all five on the floor; aside from one brief spurt with four (all minus LeBron James) he always had two or three of them on the court”
Nurse turns to Maxey and Philon together when he wants more pressure defense.
“Nick Nurse brings in Maxey and Philon because of the pressure defense”
PHILabaron Philon · Tyrese Maxey · Tacko Fall · LeBron James · Jabari Walker · Dean WadeRole & Rotation𝕏 BeatPhilon first checked in early in the second quarter alongside Maxey.
“Labaron Philon Jr.'s first minutes came early in the second quarter – checking in alongside Tyrese Maxey, which is interesting. Frontcourt: Wade-James-Walker.”
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