If there are no surprises at all between now and the second round of the playoffs, the Sixers are going to be heading up north to Toronto to try to steal one of the first two games. Unfortunately, at some point in those games coach Brett Brown will look to get Joel Embiid some rest. To say that those moments haven’t always worked out well for the 76ers would be an understatement.
Coaches never want to admit getting too far ahead of themselves by day-dreaming about scenarios in the distant future, should they be so lucky to even get there.