Daily News | After disappointing start, the 76ers are now NBA’s hottest team
PORTLAND, Ore. — Through the first 24 games of the season, you could have placed the 76ers alongside the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat as one of the disappointing teams in the NBA.
The Sixers’ inconsistency led them to a 12-12 record after a humbling road loss to the last-place Houston Rockets on Dec. 5. In a season in which the East has more serious championship contenders than the West, the Sixers were not one of them. The Sixers have gone from being tied for seventh in the East to third in the standings. A road victory Thursday night over the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center would elevate them into a second-place tie with Milwaukee Bucks with 37 games remaining.
The point guard, who’s a member of the NBA’s 75th anniversary team, has scored at least 30 points in each of his last six games. That includes a season-high 50-point performance against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Jan. 12. And he scored 44 points against the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday after posting 40 on Sunday vs. the Dallas Mavericks.
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