Sixers discuss need to play desperate basketball in Game 5 vs. Celtics
The Philadelphia 76ers discuss the need to play desperate basketball in Game 5 against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday.
BOSTON -- As the Philadelphia 76ers prepare to fight for their lives on Tuesday night against the Boston Celtics, the word of the day is "desperate". The Sixers trail the Celtics 3-1 in the series and are staring elimination in the face at TD Garden. After a 128-96 loss in Game 4 at home on Sunday, star guard Tyrese Maxey described the team's mindset heading into this contest.
"I hate to say this, we got to wash it," Maxey said after Game 4. "We got to let it go right now, because it happened. We down 3-1, and we got a game on Tuesday, and our season is on the line.
So, if that doesn't make you desperate. " Having Kyle Lowry repeat the same message in the locker room to the team following the loss means that the Sixers all have the same mindset. Lowry has been a real voice and presence for this team all season long.
Therefore, when he speaks, the team listens, and they are going to try and play desperate basketball the rest of the way. "He said you gotta be extremely desperate," Maxey added of Lowry's message. "One game at a time, and that's all there is to it, and if you’re not desperate on Tuesday, and you say you want to go home, then you go out there and you lay an egg.