All in all, a pretty good week for the Philadelphia 76ers, going 2-1 and knocking off the Golden State Warriors — albeit without Klay Thompson — in a thrilling nationally televised game. Now, time for some observations.
Let’s dive in.
In mid-December, ESPN’s Malika Andrews wrote a longform piece about the newest wave in the NBA: a 4-point line. Among the teams referenced in this movement were the Sixers. Back in 2017, Brett Brown installed a gray 4-point line on the team’s practice court to further stretch the floor for interior-inclined stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons.