If you missed Monday night's Sixers game, here's a quick three-word recap: it was bad.
After a relatively close-fought first half, everything came apart at the seams in the second half. Jimmy Butler smoked his former team with 38 points in 28 minutes, the Sixers failed to play a shred of defense, and they were run off the floor in a laugher, losing by 31.
The loss is the Sixers' third straight, and they dropped to 9-18 on the road this season, a concerning trend considering it seems they might miss out on home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
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SIGN UP HERE Understandably, Sixers fans didn't take things well. This team, once thought to be a legit contender, simply hasn't looked the part.
Plenty of fans were not having a good time:
Some chose to focus on the fact that general manager Elton Brand seems to have constructed a roster that simply doesn't work:
Others opted to think about Thursday's trade deadline, hoping that a shrewd move or two might be able to save the team from spiraling further:
Even good old Stephen A. Smith got in on the action:
It was a bad night, all around.
The Sixers don't play again until a showdown with the East-leading Bucks on Thursday evening, the final game of their current road trip. Should be... fun.
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