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Shorthanded Sixers Lose Sloppy, Chippy Matchup Against the Grizzlies
By Jim Adair
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If you measure a team’s growth and success by how well they play and not by how many games they win, this season has been fairly successful for the Sixers. Despite shooting 13-26 from the free throw line, and being without Joel Embiid, Robert Covington, and Jahlil Okafor, the Sixers were in the game until the very end, losing 96-91 to the Memphis Grizzlies. No one expected them to win this game, yet they hung tight. When the lesser team consistently punches up against better opponents, it’s a good sign, but oh man it is incredibly frustrating to watch.
In the starting spot, Richaun Holmes scored 10 points, grabbed 6 rebounds, blocked three shots, and was fouled about 15 times without a call. Ersan Ilyasova, ol’ stoneface himself, led the team with 23 points and – uh – snatched 17 rebounds? That can’t be right. (It is).
Dario Saric scored 17 points with 7 rebounds and shot 50% from long-range (3 for 6). The Sixers next take on the New Orleans Pelicans, and the world slowly turns.
When he's not writing about sports here or ranting about them on Twitter, Jim is probably watching X-Files on Netflix or drinking a beer somewhere. Jim has nothing against hockey, it's just not his style. He once met Duce Staley at a Sixers game.