Every season, the Sixers always appear to be blowing big leads. After blowing a 21-point lead last night to the Grizzlies, the thought popped into mind. Even though it seems Philly is always allowing their opponent to come back, is it really outlandish? How often does it happen around the league? Is this number different in the Brett Brown era, is it his fault? Do they come back more than they allow comebacks?
After hours of sitting on NBA.com and Basketballreference.com and collecting data, all these questions came to light.
Before getting into the Sixers specifically, just consider this; there were 491 games out of 1,230 this season in which a team had a 20-point lead.