Memo from the 76ers' Aaron McKie to teammate Matt Harpring: "Keep working."

That was the crux of McKie's thoughts as the Sixers looked ahead to tonight's game against the Atlanta Hawks, their final appearance in the First Union Center before embarking on a seven-game Western swing that begins Tuesday against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Harpring struggled mightily in Wednesday night's 94-85 home loss to the Charlotte Hornets, playing just 15 minutes and making it onto the court for just 10 seconds of the fourth quarter.

"Keep plugging away," McKie said, "because we've all been at that point at some point in our career, when you're struggling, trying to find an identity on a new team. That may be the case, but he's out there trying and he's playing hard, and we're behind him. As teammates, we're going to be behind him."