NEW YORK — Doc Rivers began his Thursday evening by taking a moment to consider the human condition. Specifically, the parts of our brains that might be prone to complacency, to relenting … and, in the case of his 76ers, to easing off the gas a bit after two straight wins against the overmatched and outgunned Nets had Philadelphia halfway to a sweep and the second round of the 2023 NBA playoffs.
“Well, it’s hard, you know?” Doc told reporters before Game 3 at Barclays Center. “You're fighting human nature. You just are.