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The Philadelphia 76ers have been eliminated from playoff contention and Jrue Holiday is exhausted.

He is averaging career highs in points (18.1) assists (8.5), rebounds (4.3) and minutes per game (38.4).

With six games to go, Holiday admits that he's dragging.

"It's been tiring, obviously. I won't lie," Holiday said. "It's my first time really going through a season where you're averaging more than 35 minutes. It's about taking care of yourself. There's a lot of things that I can't do that other people probably can. I'm sleeping all day instead of waking up and going out and watching a movie or something. I'm in bed all day."

Holiday has shot 12-for-55 (21.8 percent) over his past three games, including a 2-for-24 stinker at Charlotte.

"That's something that you also have to learn," Holiday said of the mental aspect. "I was talking to the vets, like Damien [Wilkins] and Dorell [Wright] and all the guys that have been here and been on good and bad teams and really just going through that struggle. It's just something new and something I'm trying to get through."

Via Bob Cooney/Philadelphia Daily News

First year asked to be 'the man', tasked with facilitating an offense with limited talent surrounding him, a coach whom refuses to play young/fresh players, no legitimate back up point guard, I can understand the wear.

Absolutely. A stud PG though, but PHI has some work to do. He has no one really to rely on... Thad's pretty solid, and Turner has flashes, but they really were hoping on Bynum doing work this season. Now he could walk for nothing. That trade may set PHI back a few years

Suck it up Lillard (a rookie) has played the second most minutes in the NBA and isn't complaining.

youre a young pg looking to establish your place in the league, and youre gonna complain about getting too many minutes? come on man... get ur ish together... You're not a 10 yr vet. You should be relishing this opportunity to build your team and be the man.