<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Celtics-Jaylen-Brown.jpg"></figure><h1>Celtics SF Jaylen Brown’s star turn even has Doc Rivers singing his praises</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-23T06:09:15-08:00">January 23rd, 6:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-23T06:10:38-08:00">January 23rd, 6:10am</time><address><a>Jeremy Chua</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Celtics have just finished a back-to-back dates with the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday evening. Jayson Tatum continues to miss time due to the league’s health and safety protocols but Jaylen Brown managed to step up for the team. Brown came out with impressive performances in two games against the Sixers so much so that it caught the eye of opposing head coach Doc Rivers who eventually heaped praise on the 24-year-old, via <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamHimmelsbach/status/1352837590316154880?s=20">Adam Himmelsbach</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Doc on Jaylen: "Obviously, you give him a three, he’s a deadeye, knockdown three-point shooter. I don’t think he was that when he first came in the league, and now he is. But his biggest improvement and where they really developed, off the dribble he’s really tough."</p><p>— Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamHimmelsbach/status/1352837590316154880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 23, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p> </p><p>In the first tilt between the two teams back on Jan. 20, the undermanned Celtics managed to hang around against the Celtics in the first three-quarters of the game. However, they eventually ran out of gas in the final frame to succumb to a 117-109 defeat.</p><p>The Celtics didn’t have many answers to the Sixers’ offensive attack as only four players scored in double digits. Brown came out with 26 points, five rebounds, and three assists while the returning Kemba Walker notched 19 points and six assists.</p><p>It was pretty much the same story in the following game as Sixers big man Joel Embiid continued on his dominant performance on the floor. The Celtics couldn’t answer back and ultimately fell to a 122-110 loss. Brown had an even better individual performance as he exploded for 42 points and nine rebounds. Marcus Smart dropped 20 points while Kemba Walker added 19 points for the Celtics.</p><p>Due to a recent COVID-19 outbreak that hit the Celtics’ roster, the team is now currently on a three-game losing skid. They still managed to hold on to an 8-6 record for the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference despite their consecutive losses.</p><p>Jaylen Brown definitely served as a bright spot for the team as they await the looming return of Jayson Tatum in the coming games. They will aim to get back in the win column when they host the streaking Cleveland Cavaliers on Jan. 24.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Celtics SF Jaylen Brown’s star turn even has Doc Rivers singing his praises

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Sixers-Joel-Embiid-Celtics-Marcus-Smart.jpg"></figure><h1>Sixers’ Doc Rivers low-key takes jab at ‘great actors’ Joel Embiid, Marcus Smart</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-22T16:32:07-08:00">January 22nd, 4:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-22T16:32:34-08:00">January 22nd, 4:32pm</time><address><a>Aayush Patel</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After the Boston Celtics’ loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, guard Marcus Smart commented on Joel Embiid’s “flailing” abilities to get to the foul line.</p><p>However, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers had his player’s back, or sort of had his back, as he commented on Smart’s ability to identify flopping from a mile away, via <a href="https://twitter.com/NoahLevick/status/1352751703297286145">Noah Levick of MBCS Philly</a>:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I think Marcus is an expert at that, so he would definitely know if Joel was doing it. Great actors know great actors, they always have." -Doc Rivers on Marcus Smart's comment about Joel Embiid "flailing" to draw fouls</p><p>— Noah Levick (@NoahLevick) <a href="https://twitter.com/NoahLevick/status/1352751703297286145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 22, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Smart believed that Embiid was using these tactics all throughout their previous matchup, as this is what he had to say on the matter, via <a href="https://twitter.com/JaredWeissNBA/status/1352087798480842754">Jared Weiss of The Athletic</a>:</p><blockquote>“(Embiid) alone shot 21 free throws, we shot 20. Can’t beat that…”We got our hands up a lot of the times and (Embiid) flails and he gets the call. Meanwhile on the other end we attack and we don’t get the whistles. It’s tough playing like that.”</blockquote><p>In response, the Sixers big man wanted the NBA world to know that Smart, who himself does not have the greatest reputation when it comes to flopping, should not be talking, per <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2927900-doc-rivers-calls-marcus-smart-great-actor-after-pgs-joel-embiid-comments">Paul Kasabian of Bleacher Report</a>:</p><blockquote>When asked about those comments, Embiid replied in part: “Marcus Smart just told me that I flail a lot? Come on. I’m sure he knows himself and he knows his game, too. He does a lot of that.”</blockquote><p>Rivers, though he sort of outed Embiid when trying to defend him, has been around the league long enough to know that Smart and the Celtics just could not find <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-joel-embiid-fires-back-at-marcus-smart-for-calling-him-flopper/">an answer to Embiid’s 42 points</a> that he put up the previous game, including the 21 free throw attempts that he had.</p><p>Smart, a player who has been called out for evident flopping by the league, will need to find another answer to Embiid’s high level of play if they want to win to beat the Sixers on Friday night.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sixers’ Doc Rivers low-key takes jab at ‘great actors’ Joel Embiid, Marcus Smart

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/doc2-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Sixers coach Doc Rivers reacts to Joe Biden Inauguration, admits to texting VP Kamala Harris</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-20T15:01:23-08:00">January 20th, 3:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-20T15:01:23-08:00">January 20th, 3:01pm</time><address><a>Aayush Patel</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Wednesday, the nation watched as President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were inaugurated in Washington D.C. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/philadelphia-76ers" rel="noopener">Philadelphia 76ers</a> head coach Doc Rivers expressed how he felt on this momentous day, via <a href="https://twitter.com/TimBontemps/status/1352019107605065729">Tim Bontemps of ESPN</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Doc Rivers said he's known Vice President Harris for "8 or 9 years" and said that he's had a chance to talk to her and text her a couple of times since she was elected. Said today was an emotional day for him, and said it felt good to say she and President Biden were Pres./VP.</p><p>— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) <a href="https://twitter.com/TimBontemps/status/1352019107605065729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 20, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Rivers was never one to hold back what he had to say on matters of racial injustice and police brutality. When the Black Lives Matter movement was gaining traction last season, an emotional Rivers would always address the media and express his concerns about how black individuals are perceived in this country. This particular statement was given by the Sixers coach after the shooting of Jacob Blake, via <a href="https://www.skysports.com/nba/news/36226/12056908/black-lives-matter-doc-rivers-delivers-emotional-response-to-jacob-blake-shooting">Sky Sports NBA</a>:</p><blockquote>“We are the ones getting killed. We are the ones getting shot. We are the ones denied [the right] to live in certain communities. We have been hung. We have been shot. And all you do is keep hearing about fear,” said Rivers, who was with the Clippers at the time before the Sixers snagged him in the past offseason.“It’s amazing to me why we keep loving this country and this country does not love us back. It’s really so sad. I should just be a coach. I am so often reminded of my colour and it’s just really sad. We have got to do better. But we have to demand better.”</blockquote><p>With President Biden and Vice President Harris in office, Doc Rivers believe the citizens of the nation can take the necessary steps to heal and move forward. The Sixers tactician emphasized “fear” in the said interview in August of last year, and now he–along with the black individuals of this country–feel that change will come.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sixers coach Doc Rivers reacts to Joe Biden Inauguration, admits to texting VP Kamala Harris

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/DOC-7.jpg"></figure><h1>One part of Ben Simmons’ game Sixers coach Doc Rivers desperately wants to see</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-20T14:53:29-08:00">January 20th, 2:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-20T14:53:29-08:00">January 20th, 2:53pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Philadelphia 76ers superstar Ben Simmons is currently one of the top point guards in the league today. That’s a fact that not many folks out there will want to (or be able to) argue against. Nevertheless, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers still wants to see more for the 24-year-old, and the veteran shot-caller has pinpointed a specific area in Simmons’ game that he wants to develop further.</p><p>According to Rivers, Simmons’ post-up game is something that he wants to utilize more than they currently have:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sixers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#Sixers</a> coach Doc Rivers: 'We want to post Ben (Simmons as well as Joel Embiid). I don't think we've posted him enough.' Says he likes the double post.</p><p>— Tom Moore (@TomMoorePhilly) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomMoorePhilly/status/1352019538435596288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 20, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>At 6-foot-11, Simmons is one of the tallest point guards out there. This is something the Sixers could/should exploit, and Rivers wants to do so by using Simmons more heavily in the paint. It is no secret that the two-time All-Star’s outside game leaves a lot to be desired, so while he continues to work on this weakness, he should pose as a more potent threat playing inside.</p><p>Simmons has had a so-so start to the 2020-21 campaign. In 11 games played, the former first overall pick is currently putting up averages of <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/simmobe01.html#all_per_game">12.3 points</a> (career-low) on 50.0 percent shooting (career-low), to go along with 9.3 rebounds (career-high), 8.o assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.0 blocks (career-high). The scoring may not be there (yet), but Simmons has been contributing for the Sixers across the board.</p><p>Simmons and the rest of the Sixers are coming off an extended break after their game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-sixers-sunday-contest-with-thunder-postponed/" rel="noopener">postponed</a> due to the fact that Philly was unable to field the league minimum of eight players for that contest. They return to action on Wednesday to battle against an old foe in the Boston Celtics.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

One part of Ben Simmons’ game Sixers coach Doc Rivers desperately wants to see

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The reason Ben Simmons’ high turnover rate doesn’t concern Sixers coach Doc Rivers

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https://twitter.com/DocRivers/status/1303564830713040898/

https://twitter.com/DocRivers/status/1300438843217162240/

Coach John Thompson JR.
He was a true builder of young boys to men.  Set the tone for all of us. We will remember him as a coach. But anyone who came in contact realized, he was much more....
 A mountain of a man.… 

https://twitter.com/DocRivers/status/1288536200295350274/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTjMqda19wk

https://twitter.com/DocRivers/status/1288194742321164290/

https://twitter.com/DocRivers/status/1287441383809093632/

Our democracy works best when we all participate. Get registered to vote. 

https://twitter.com/DocRivers/status/1276175394081824768/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvKPBJVAPWE

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