After a brief period of positivity, we’re back to our regularly scheduled programming: the sky is falling in Sixers-land. Philadelphia is in the midst of a three-game losing streak, sliding back to fourth place in the Eastern Conference. A hard-fought loss in Phoenix to the NBA-best Suns? Perfectly acceptable. A blown fourth-quarter lead to the Bucks at home? Concerning, because the familiar backup center and rotation issues cropped up again. But Giannis is amazing and sometimes these things happen. A loss to Detroit, though, with all the main guys rested and available? Brutal.
Yet, we march on, and the Sixers return home to face a Charlotte Hornets team that hasn’t played since Wednesday, when they beat the Knicks in New York.