CAMDEN, N.J. -- As the Philadelphia 76ers head into Game 3 on Friday night, rookie VJ Edgecombe will be faced with yet another challenge in his maiden season. After a historic performance in Game 2 in Boston, one has to believe the Celtics have his name in red ink and underlined on the game plan.As he heads into a new challenge, he does have some reliable veterans on his side that he can lean on in this moment in order to prepare himself for what's to come. He talks to Paul George and Kelly Oubre Jr. all the time to ensure he knows what to expect."They probably annoyed of me, but I don't care," Edgecombe said on Thursday.
"I talk to PG, non stop. Kelly non stop. So, obviously they all have experience, playoff experience, and I just go and talk to them about any little thing I see or how it is supposed to be, how is it not supposed to be.
They're probably annoyed, but I don't care. I'm gonna keep asking."Edgecombe had plenty of questions for George, Oubre, and the other veterans on the roster following a bad Game 1 loss to open the series. He needed to figure out whether that was how playoff games are supposed to be as he looks forward to the next challenge."After Game 1, I was like, 'Is this how a playoff game supposed to be?'" Edgecombe said.
"And they was like, ‘Hell no.’ For us, like we didn't match the intensity of Boston. You know, Boston came out ready to play. Like they always do.
They came already to play. They're a really great team. So like, I say, I keep asking P and them and they're like, ‘Man, hell no. This ain't how it's supposed to be.’ It also helps us responding, too, because they know that that's not the standard."The Sixers will continue to look to Edgecombe as this series continues forward.This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: VJ Edgecombe discusses leaning on Sixers veterans in first playoff run