CLEVELAND – Following their relatively easy win over the Cleveland Cavaliers Saturday, Sixers coach Doug Collins revealed that in order for the Sixers to have a successful start to the season – which is now more than 1/3 over – the Sixers had to reach 20 wins before they suffered their ninth loss. The 19-9
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Luckily there is not much to say about the 84-99 W in Cleveland.And there is not much that the Irving-less, Varejao-less and Parker-less Cavs (all sidelined by ...Sixeritis, I think) could have done to avoid a loss in the second night of a back-to-back.Sixers (19-9, .679) did exactly what they were supposed to do in such a situation: just keep the foot on the pedal and outrun their...
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