Philadelphia 76ers Continue to Lose

The Sixers (0-17) are now one loss away from tying the New Jersey Nets’ worst record in National Basketball Association history to open a season.

NOTES: With Houston having lost seven of eight games entering Friday, Rockets interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff altered his starting lineup dramatically, benching both G Jason Terry and F Terrence Jones in favor of Patrick Beverley and Clint Capela, respectively. He did his part by scoring 23 points, including four of the team’s franchise-record 16 made 3-pointers.

Kevin Love had a double-double at halftime and finished with 18 points and 16 rebounds. “And it got us back in it. It’s a tremendous example for the whole room to look around, and you just never know who’s going to be there at the end of games to make it happen”.

Golden State 135, at Phoenix 116: Stephen Curry scored 41 points in three quarters, Draymond Green had a triple-double and the Warriors beat the Suns, extending their NBA-record start to 17-0. The Houston Rockets are averaging 100.8 points on 42.1 percent shooting and allowing 107.2 points on 46.2 percent shooting.

On Wednesday, the 76ers squandered an 11-point fourth-quarter lead and lost to the Celtics. First the Sixers were actually more than covering the twelve points they were projected to lose by based on sportsline.com’s odds.

Harden responded immediately with seven consecutive points to pull the Rockets even as part of a 10-0 run capped by three Corey Brewer free throws with 5:00 left. Brown did get back Nik Stauskas from a knee injury, and Stauskas got 15 minutes of play. The Houston Rockets have split their last 10 regular season road games. “It is hard”, Philadelphia forward Nerlens Noel told reporters after the loss in Boston, the team’s third in a row of five points or fewer. PG Patrick Beverley received a technical foul in the second quarter after throwing an elbow near the face of Phil Pressey.

An all-round team performance by the Atlanta Hawks saw them ease their way to a 116-101 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.

The 76ers offered no new comment on Okafor’s Thursday morning altercation at a Boston nightclub. Not great, Bob, and it’s possible disciplinary action may be coming against Big Jah from either the league or the law, though so far no charges have been filed and no punishment announced.