On Wednesday, the Philadelphia 76ers faced the Washington Wizards, who currently sit in last place in the Eastern Conference, and barely pulled out a win in the final minute. Tonight, they’ll host the New Orleans Pelicans, who hold the bottom rung in the Western Conference, hoping for a similar result if not an entirely similar means of getting there. You couldn’t have asked the scheduling-making automatons for an easier week than what the Sixers have to work with at the moment.
One minor caveat, as the 7-31 Pelicans team that will take the floor tonight will deviate slightly from the group that compiled that record.