In front of their first sellout crowd of the season, the Sixers ran into a healthy Miami Heat team and got the message, loud and clear, suffering their worst home loss of the season, 99-79.
Deep Sixer: In Friday’s loss to the Heat, the Sixers trailed by just four points heading into the final period. That’s when Miami turned it on, outscoring the Sixers 32-16 and keeping considerable distance between the two teams.
Deep Sixer: It’s not often that a coach comes to the defense of Philly fans. However, this is exactly what 76ers associate coach Michael Curry did on Thursday.
Deep Sixer: At today's shootaround, all-star guard Dwyane Wade said he feels the Sixers are competing at the same level he saw during last year’s postseason.