Jimmy Butler will don a Sixers uniform for the first time at Wells Fargo Center tonight, in front of his new home crowd against the Utah Jazz. The playbook will still be limited for Butler, but we're looking forward to his second game alongside his new teammates. Here are three storylines to watch out for.
Jimmy, Jo-Jo Connection
There's already some chemistry developing between Joel Embiid and Butler. After their first shootaround, Brett Brown said they were both going out of their way to create for each other, and a few minutes into their first game together, Embiid found Butler cutting back door.
Adding an additional two-man game (like the one Embiid already has with JJ Redick), could take this team to another level.
Blown leads/turnovers In crunch time
The Sixers said goodbye to a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter, after the Magic went on a 21-0 run. On top of that, the Sixers committed three crucial turnovers within two minutes at the end of the fourth that could've cost them the game. (They also gave up 13 points in the fourth off their six turnovers.)
If you follow the Sixers, you've noticed that both giving up leads in the second half and late-game turnovers are becoming quite the trend. Will they buck the trend tonight?
Ben Simmons vs. Dante Exum
Dante Exum and Ben Simmons will be facing each other for the first time in the NBA, after growing up together in Australia. Friends since they met when they were eight years old; tonight should be a much anticipated moment for the both of them. Exum doesn't start for Utah so their actual time on the court together will likely be limited, but it'll still be fun to watch two childhood friends - who once teamed up to win a silver medal with Team Australia's FIBA Under-17 team - go at it.
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Sixers Vs. Jazz: 3 Storylines to Watch in Jimmy Butler's Home Debut
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