It’s been an odd first 33 games for the Philadelphia 76ers. At 21-12, they’re third in the Eastern Conference, just two games back of the Milwaukee Bucks for the second seed. But their counterparts — Milwaukee, Indiana, Boston and Toronto — all have significantly better point differentials. Philadelphia is plus-2.2, while Indiana, the next lowest team, is at plus-5.1. The Sixers are out-performing their net rating by 2.1 wins (according to Cleaning the Glass), thanks to the All-Star talents of Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, and Jimmy Butler, to go along with a 13-5 record in the clutch.
3-point play: A trio of Sixers observations
