The 76ers trailed by 19 points at halftime, with the Warriors putting up 73 without even playing great. Klay Thompson treated Nik Stauskas like Klay Thompson has historically treated Nik Stauskas. Andrew Bogut made Nerlens Noel look bad. The Warriors treated the Sixers like the Warriors would normally be expected to treat the Sixers, and a true blowout was on the horizon.
20 minutes later, after trailing by a game-high 24 points, the Sixers tied the game on an Ish Smith layup, forcing the Warriors into converting a possession or otherwise playing overtime against the still-worst NBA team into overtime.