The Sixers followed up their most convincing win of the season, a 118-114 win over the Boston Celtics on Christmas Day, with a pair of victories over the Jazz and Blazers, finishing off a stretch where the Sixers won 10 of 13 games to claw their way back into the Eastern Conference playoff picture.
Since that time the Sixers have gone just 2-3. It was a stretch of play that has been far more frustrating to watch than the record would suggest, with the Sixers dropping games to the Sacramento Kings (who came into the game having lost 6 of their past 7), the Golden State Warriors (who had lost 7 of 9), and the Phoenix Suns (who had lost 7 of 8), with a narrow home victory over the Washington Wi...