The Sixers looked lost at the onset of this one. No rhythm with Covington finally back in the fold, poorly timed passes, drops and point-blank mistakes. Dallas absolutely trounced them in the first. Don't be fooled by the 28-15 first quarter score - it was much, much worse than that. Like, 2013 Sixers bad. I saw the ghosts of Darius Johnson-Odom and Adonis Thomas.
The Mavs had firm control of the game for a decent chunk of the second quarter as well. The Sixers rattled off a 16-2 run on the backs of T.