The Philadelphia 76ers fanbase spent weeks — heck, months — clamoring for Al Horford to come off the bench. On Tuesday night, in the Sixers’ final game before the All-Star break, it finally happened. The early results were positive.
Horford scored nine points and grabbed six rebounds in 27 minutes. He didn’t share the court with Joel Embiid until the third quarter, and he didn’t share the court with the core four starters until the final frame. It was a drastic shift in Brett Brown’s rotation, but a helpful one.