Sixers (0-15) at Celtics (7-7) Game #15 11/25/15

[Yoki_IsTheName]

Ho, ho, ho, Philly! Not today!

[Sievers81]

I shouldn't have to be this nervous in a regular season game let alone when it's the Sixers 

[Adelaide Celt]

As I said earlier, Philly will always be a chance to surrender down the stretch. No veteran leadership whatsoever on that team. Take the win.

[YoungOne87]

nets losing!

[SHAQATTACK]

Philly grasps defeat from the jaws of victory.....


Glade the Celtics were NOT the team that gives the 76 ers their first win .......that would be a tuff pill to swallow

[Ogaju]

It's nice to get a win, but that was downright embarrassing. These guys should be ashamed of their performances over the last week.

This

[mctyson]

Didn't deserve this win

Why?

[Adelaide Celt]

I had a really bad feeling about this game. 76ers are getting closer and closer, they will win one very soon I think. Thankfully, not tonight.

[mctyson]

It's nice to get a win, but that was downright embarrassing. These guys should be ashamed of their performances over the last week.

This

wrong. i actually thought they played hard in the 4th quarter, down 11 to an 0-15 team, after losing by almost 30 the night before...nothing embarrassing about that.

[jpotter33]

If Marcus smart is genuinely the difference between having a top 5 defense and losing to Philly, he might be the most valuable asset in the entire league.  Smart for steph curry... Which team says no?

Your exaggeration aside, tonight was a prime example of why we missed Smart. Our offense is at its best when we're getting stops, creating turnovers, and running the ball. We didn't do any of that until the last four or so minutes of the game, and look what happened. Our defense has been extremely porous without him, and we've given up open shot after open shot to other teams. Hell, how many open corner threes did they give up tonight because of horrible rotations? Smart helps with that because he's an excellent help defender and he keeps defensive rotations in check, similar to how KG would back in the day.

[max215]

It's nice to get a win, but that was downright embarrassing. These guys should be ashamed of their performances over the last week.

This

wrong. i actually thought they played hard in the 4th quarter, down 11 to an 0-15 team, after losing by almost 30 the night before...nothing embarrassing about that.

They should be playing hard for 48 minutes, not 5. This kind of effort gets you blown out by 30+ by an NBA team.

[hwangjini_1]

That was wretched. 34% shooting. Trailing a winless D-League team for most of the game. Just ugly.

that was great. 34% shooting. trailing a winless d-league team for most of the game. and still pulled out a victory. just great. 

[Redz]

If Marcus smart is genuinely the difference between having a top 5 defense and losing to Philly, he might be the most valuable asset in the entire league.  Smart for steph curry... Which team says no?

Your exaggeration aside, tonight was a prime example of why we missed Smart. Our offense is at its best when we're getting stops, creating turnovers, and running the ball. We didn't do any of that until the last four or so minutes of the game, and look what happened. Our defense has been extremely porous without him, and we've given up open shot after open shot to other teams. Hell, how many open corner threes did they give up tonight because of horrible rotations? Smart helps with that because he's an excellent help defender and he keeps defensive rotations in check, similar to how KG would back in the day.

I think as important as his D and energy are, the thing they miss as much, or more, is the ability to keep IT and/or Bradley on the bench, where they were kicking butt.  The bench now is a huge liability where it was starting to look like a big plus.

[mctyson]

It's nice to get a win, but that was downright embarrassing. These guys should be ashamed of their performances over the last week.

This

wrong. i actually thought they played hard in the 4th quarter, down 11 to an 0-15 team, after losing by almost 30 the night before...nothing embarrassing about that.

They should be playing hard for 48 minutes, not 5. This kind of effort gets you blown out by 30+ by an NBA team.

They should I agree but they very easily could have wrapped it up and didn't.  Look around the league tonight...look at the scores and the records of some of the other teams.  You think the Rockets are playing hard right now? Nothing "embarrassing" about your team fighting back from a 11 down in the 4th when they couldn't do anything right for a week.

It's the exact opposite of embarrassing.

[TA9]

Way too close for my liking.. Especially against a team like Philly
Wizards will probably blow us out if we don't up our game tonight. Scary how big of a difference Marcus does on the defensive side of the game.