If you went to bed early on Wednesday night, you did the right thing:

The Sixers are now 1-6 and tied for last place in the Eastern Conference with Doc Rivers’ 1-6 Bucks and tied for last place in the entire NBA with the 1-6 Utah Jazz. Paul George has only played two games and Joel Embiid has played zero. He was not healthy to begin the season and then got himself suspended three games for shoving Marcus Hayes in the locker room. He can’t make his season debut until next Tuesday and will have missed 10.9% of the year before getting on the floor.

With a 43.5 field goal percentage, the Sixers are the NBA’s 26th-worst shooting team. They hit the three ball at 32.5% (25th) despite 36 attempts per game (middle of the pack). They are a horrendous free throw shooting team and they have the third-worst net rating at -8.5, a combination of subpar defense and even worse offense. Getting the former MVP back will change a lot of things, but the role players haven’t showed much so far.

The Flyers, meantime, are also in last place. They are 4-8-1, good for 9 points, and tied with the Nashville Predators for fewest points in the league. At .876, Flyers goaltenders have the 2nd-worst save percentage in the NHL. The team as a whole is conceding 3.85 goals per game (third worst) and scoring 2.62 per game (26th). They have a -19 even strength goal differential (tied for 30th) and have been whistled for the 5th-most penalties (63 total). With a -1 first period goal differential and -14 2nd period goal differential, they are often playing from behind.

Good morning.