It’s the old adage that has been repeated time and time again throughout the world of sports: sometimes you have to win ugly.
En route to jumping out to a 2-0 series lead in their opening round matchup with the Toronto Raptors, the Sixers won comfortably in two aesthetically-different games. They came out of an offensive shootout in Game 1 with a victory that featured contributions from up and down the lineup. In Game 2, they rode a dominant Joel Embiid performance to another double-digit win in what was an overall more physical contest.