My father always had the same two sayings when watching the Sixers. He’d say “Basketball is a game of runs”, or “Remember, ebb and flow” (referring to the rhythmic back and forth nature of the game).
Far too often, we are witnessing the Sixers fall victim to the “ebbs” of basketball or being on the wrong end of a run. This happened recently against the Toronto Raptors. This game was by no means, easily controlled, but the Sixers did hold a five-point lead with four minutes to go. Allowing the Raptors to go on a 10-0 run, the Sixers fell 96-101.