Among the Philadelphia 76ers’ biggest regrets over the past decade was not necessarily trading for Tobias Harris, but paying him like a superstar when he agreed to a five-year, $180 million contract with them in 2019.
Harris did not live up to that deal, which is why his struggles were a problem for the Sixers. However, in his first playoff game with his current team, the Detroit Pistons, Harris was electric, scoring 22 points by the end of the first half. Sixers fans were none too pleased about this.
“Sixers fans watching Tobias Harris actually score in playoff games,” one fan wrote with a GIF of Denzel Washington slamming his hand on the table. Another wrote, “Game leading 22 first-half points from Tobias Harris to open the playoffs” with a GIF of Homelander from The Boys staring blankly into the distance.
Another Sixers fan reminisced about Harris’ struggles back when he was a Sixer in light of how well he played in the first half, writing, “Remember when Tobias Harris dropped 0 points in an elimination game.” That was referring to his last game as a Sixer in 2024, when he put up a goose egg as they were eliminated by, coincidentally, the New York Knicks.
If it’s any consolation, Harris finished the game with 25 points, meaning he only scored three in the second half. Now that’s the Tobias Harris Sixers fans know all too well about.
The 25 points he scored were the most he’s had in a playoff game since the Sixers’ 2023 playoff run, where he put up exactly that many in Game 4 of their first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets.
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