Seth Gupwell spent two years as an online journalist covering culture, lifestyle, and sports in New Zealand, and is now in his first year writing about the Sixers for Liberty Ballers.
It’s now but a footnote after the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Brooklyn Nets 123-94 on Saturday night, but the team couldn’t score for the opening two minutes. Three empty Philadelphia trips saw Brooklyn run out to an 11-0 lead. Yes, Philly quickly diminished it. They made light work of a team that wanted to lose, building up a lead as big as 30 points and keeping it.