With a strong belief in themselves and lineup versatility, the Sixers are striking fear throughout the NBA.
Please believe it. The Sixers believe in themselves, and that confidence breeds fearlessness. A team without fear almost necessarily strikes fear in the opposition.
Skeptics who oppose my line of thinking could point out the fact that Philly has only beaten two teams with winning records this season. Whose fault it that? NBA schedule makers, maybe. But the 76ers are beating those losing teams by healthy margins.
The winning Heat caught the Sixers on a back-to-back night while Miami was well rested. They didn’t have Dwyane Wade, but the 76ers didn’t have Spencer Hawes, who is playing the best ball of his career.
Brook Lopez did enough in his first three seasons with the New Jersey Nets to earn an extension with the team, as he was good for roughly 18 points and eight rebounds per game.
