Paul Reed had played 151 career playoff minutes entering Saturday, most coming as Joel Embiid’s primary backup last postseason, but Game 1 against Brooklyn was when BBall Paul snagged a Moon Stone and made his final evolution.
Playoff Paul has arrived.
In Philadelphia’s 121-101 win over the Nets, Reed recorded 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting, four rebounds, and two steals. He was a plus-five in 13 minutes. The performance from Reed and the rest of bench unit was a refreshing change from what had typically doomed the franchise in the past, although his success came as no surprise to Paul himself:
Paul Reed: "Five for six, a couple dunks, a couple rebounds, a couple steals.