When last we checked in with a stock watch the Sixers were 18-8, sitting in third place. This will be our last check in of the calendar year so let’s get right down to it.
The Sixers kicked off this stretch with a signature win over the best-of-the-West Minnesota Timberwolves, led by Anthony Edwards.
That big-time victory reminded the NBA world that Joel Embiid is an absolute monster and that he has a true star running mate in Tyrese Maxey.
Nick Nurse sure has this group clicking on both ends of the floor more often than not, and mercilessly, there aren't the same unforced maddening lineup and rotation blunders we collectively stomached under Doc Rivers; y’know, the kind that forced every single fan to keep a glug of Pepto handy for inevitable all-bench unit minutes.