{"id":694129,"date":"2026-04-02T15:46:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/694129\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:46:16","slug":"sixers-praise-dominick-barlow-for-performance-in-road-win-over-wizards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/694129\/","title":{"rendered":"Sixers praise Dominick Barlow for performance in road win over Wizards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April 2, 2026, 10:22 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">WASHINGTON &#8212; Every successful team needs a connector. Every contender has that guy who doesn&#8217;t care whether he scores or not or how many rebounds he grabs or what his stats look like, but that guy always makes a big impact on the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">For the Philadelphia 76ers, that guy is Dominick Barlow. The 4-year forward from Overtime Elite is averaging only 7.9 points and 4.7 rebounds on the season, but he is continuing to make a big impact for the team in a number of ways.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">For example, in Wednesday&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/sixerswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/sixers\/2026\/04\/01\/player-grades-paul-george-leads-sixers-past-wizards-on-the-road\/89429388007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">153-131 win over the Washington Wizards<\/a> on the road, Barlow was a ridiculous plus-34 in 22 minutes. He only had six points, three rebounds, and two assists, but he made an impact against a young Wizards team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;He knows his role, man,&#8221; Tyrese Maxey said of Barlow. &#8220;He&#8217;s a star in his role, and he doesn&#8217;t care. He does all the dirty work for us. He guards whoever he needs to guard. He rebounds, offensive rebound, defensive rebound. He&#8217;s, like, a connector. A really good connector, and he does a really good job of just being who he is. We need him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Barlow made one mistake early as the Wizards caught him sleeping for a back-door slam in the early part of the game, but after that, Barlow was able to make a big impact throughout the night. He just does so many things that don&#8217;t show up in a box score and that is a guy the Sixers need and will continue to lean on as time moves forward.<\/p>\n<p>Need a news break? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (play)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/play.usatoday.com\/?itm_source=SPIKE&amp;itm_campaign=PLAYSPIKE&amp;itm_medium=ONSITE\">Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;Super impactful,&#8221; said coach Nick Nurse. &#8220;I think that, again, just tremendous effort at all times. Just doesn&#8217;t really make many mistakes. He made one early. That&#8217;s the first one I can remember he&#8217;s made. We got back cut out of the corner the first three minutes of the game, and then after that, you just don&#8217;t see him blowing too many switches. You don&#8217;t see him missing block outs. He&#8217;s really reliable with the ball. He either gets it to the front of the rim or they collapsed on him and kicked it out for a great 3 for VJ. Just hard play and high IQ.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"April 2, 2026, 10:22 a.m. ET WASHINGTON &#8212; Every successful team needs a connector. 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