The Philadelphia 76ers are getting hot at the right time of the year. After closing out 2017 to a 17-19 record, only the most resilient fans believed this team still “had it in them” to make a playoff run. Now, in 2018, the team has amassed a 17-8 record to claim a stake as the five-seed in the NBA Eastern Conference. And now it’s not just the fact that the team wins, but the way they win.
They defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland by claiming the lead and never letting up. Then, they faced a huge deficit to the Charlotte Hornets, trailing by eight points at the half and by 14 points at one point.