Post-Game

Sixers Steal One From Brooklyn 127-125

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This was totally not what I was expecting before tonights contest. The Sixers came out very sluggish in the first quarter. At the beginning of the first quarter the Sixers struggled mightily from the free throw line. When you play on the road in this league against a pesky team like Brooklyn, it is absolutely crucial you make your easy opportunities. Normally, when the Sixers fall behind early it is due to poor turnovers, but tonight you can blame it on a lackluster night shooting.

Things did not get much better in the second quarter as the Sixers were outscored 36-29. Being outscored by 7 doesn’t seem so bad, but when you go 9-27 in the second quarter you can’t be happy. The Sixers left a lot of easy points on the floor and should’ve been ahead for a majority of the game. The message at half needed to be to increase effort and hit your open shots.

The third quarter was insanely close. The Nets matched every shot the Sixers hit as they maintained a 14 point lead. De’Angelo Russell and Spencer Dinwiddie were a thorn in the Sixers side all night. The third quarter was Russell’s show as he kept pulling the trigger and finding net. The Sixers all season have struggled to guard opposing teams best players.

The final frame was much different than the first three. The Sixers came out energized in the fourth playing lock down defense and finally finding the bottom of the net. Jimmy Butler played exceptionally well in the final quarter with 18 of his 34 coming in the final frame. His clutch shooting sparked a late 16-2 run from the Sixers that put them in a sea-saw affair. For the final two minutes of this game both teams matched each other shot for shot.

The Sixers had an inbound play with 26.5 remaining that saw J.J. Redick miss a three pointer to give the Sixers a 2 point lead, but the ball was contested on the rebound to force a jump ball. Clinging to a 125-124 lead the Nets lost a crucial jump ball and the Sixers called timeout with 10.2 seconds remaining. The final play of the game would come down to newly acquired Jimmy Butler, what do you think happened? That’s right, Jimmy Butler called game and knocked down his SECOND game-winning three in his short Sixers tenure to give the Sixers a 127-125 win.

Despite De’Angelo Russell’s 38 point effort, Landry Shamet and Jimmy Butler’s combined 9/10 from three were enough to overcome a 3/19 performance from the rest of their team. It doesn’t matter how you get it done in the NBA, as long as you get it done. For a majority of the game the Sixers looked dismal, but they mustered up a ton of fight and came back to win. The Sixers are back in action Wednesday vs. the New York Knicks.

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