The Philadelphia 76ers are off to a 9-2 start, sitting atop the Eastern Conference standings in a run that few expected after an offseason filled with changes.
Speaking to reporters ahead of tonight’s matchup against the Boston Celtics at Xfinity Mobile Arena, both Tyrese Maxey and head coach Nick Nurse credited LeBron James’ approach to the game for helping set the tone and influence the rest of the group.
“We’re competitive as hell,” Maxey said. “We’ve been playing hard defensively and playing together. This is who we are. That’s not fluff. On Day 1 of camp, we were moving the ball, and I looked at Joel and I said, ‘All the ego stuff and the one-ball stuff that we hear, it’s going to be OK, because LeBron’s here and he has made everybody willing passers.’ And if LeBron can be a willing passer, the rest of us can be too.”
“I’ve said this a lot,” Nurse said. “I just think that everybody’s intent from day one has been to play the right way, and I think that means that if people are open, you get off the ball and get it to the open man. I think Joel and LeBron have had a willingness to pass the ball often, and I think that has set a tone and been kind of infectious to the other guys.”
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